| TERM |
NAME |
PARTY |
COMMENT |
| 1959-1966 |
William Allen Egan |
Democrat |
Born at Valdez, October 8, 1914. Died May 6, 1984. |
| 1966-1969 |
Walter Joseph "Wally" Hickel |
Republican |
Born at Ellinwood, Kansas, August 18, 1919. |
| 1969-1970 |
Keith Harvey Miller |
Republican |
Born at Seattle, Washington, March 1, 1925. |
| 1970-1974 |
William Allen Egan |
Democrat |
Re-elected after four years out of office - Born at Valdez, October 8, 1914. Died May 6, 1984. |
| 1974-1982 |
Jay Sterner Hammond |
Republican |
Born at Troy, New York, July 21, 1922. |
| 1982-1986 |
William Jennings "Bill" Sheffield |
Democrat |
Born in Spokane, Washington, June 26, 1928. |
| 1986-1990 |
Steve Camberling Cowper |
Democrat |
Born August 21, 1938. |
| 1990-1994 |
Walter Joseph "Wally" Hickel |
Alaskan Independence |
Born in Ellinwood, Kansas, August 18, 1919. |
| 1994-2002 |
Tony Knowles |
Democrat |
Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, January 1, 1943. Mayor of Anchorage, 1982-1987. |
| 2002-2006 |
Frank H. Murkowski |
Republican |
Born March 28, 1933 in Seattle, Washington and raised in Ketchikan, Alaska. Served in U.S. Senate for 22 years begining in 1980. |
| 2006-2009 |
Sarah Louise Palen |
Republican |
Born February 11, 1964 in Sandpoint, Idaho. Moved to Alaska as an infant and grew up in Wasilla. Resigned, effective July 26, 2009, citing ethics investigations as detrimental to the state |
| 2009-2014 |
Sean Parnell |
Republican |
Born November 19, 1962 in Hanford, California. Moved, with family to Anchorage, Alaska in 1973. Served two terms in the Alaska House of Representatives (1993 to 1997) and one term in the Alaska Senate (1997 to 2001). Running mate to Sarah Palin's 2006 gubernatorial campaign, Parnell served as Lieutenant Governor from 2006 to July, 2009. Sworn in as Governor on July 26, 2009 upon Sarah Palin's resignation. Won a full term as Governor in the 2010 election, but lost to Bill Walker in the 2014 campaign. |
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ADDITIONAL LINK:
Alaska Presiding Executives:
A complete list of people who presided over Alaska prior to and after statehood.
broken links to us. We really appreciate it. |
Source: ExploreNorth.com, (http://www.explorenorth.com/library/yafeatures/bl-ExecAlaska.htm), April 7, 2004 |
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