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    Mathias Engler (born October 12, 1948) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 46th Governor of Michigan from 1991 to 2003. A member of the Republican Party, he later worked for Bus...
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Michigan Governors

Since admission to the Union on 26 January 1837, Michigan has had 47 governors serving 49 terms of office.

For governors prior to statehood, refer to United States Territorial Governors.

1st Stevens T. Mason 1835-1840
2nd William Woodbridge 1840-1841
3rd James Wright Gordon 1841-1842
4th John S. Barry 1842-1846
5th Alpheus Felch 1846-1847
6th William L. Greenly 1847-1848
7th Epaphroditus Ransom 1848-1850
8th John S. Barry 1850-1852
9th Robert McClelland 1852-1853
10th Andrew Parsons 1853-1855
11th Kinsley S. Bingham 1855-1859
12th Moses Wisner 1859-1861
13th Austin Blair 1861-1865
14th Henry H. Crapo 1865-1869
15th Henry P. Baldwin 1869-1873
16th John J. Bagley 1873-1877
17th Charles M. Croswell 1877-1881
18th David H. Jerome 1881-1883
19th Josiah W. Begole 1883-1885
20th Russell A. Alger 1885-1887
21st Cyrus G. Luce 1887-1891
22nd Edwin B. Winans 1891-1893
23rd John T. Rich 1893-1897
24th Hazen S. Pingree 1897-1901
25th Aaron T. Bliss 1901-1905
26th Fred M. Warner 1905-1911
27th Chase S. Osborn 1911-1913
28th Woodbridge N. Ferris 1913-1917
29th Albert E. Sleeper 1917-1921
30th Alex J. Groesbeck 1921-1927
31st Fred W. Green 1927-1931
32nd Wilber M. Brucker 1931-1933
33rd William A. Comstock 1933-1935
34th Frank D. Fitzgerald 1935-1937
35th Frank Murphy 1937-1939
36th Frank D. Fitzgerald 1939-1939
37th Luren D. Dickinson 1939-1941
38th Murray D. Van Wagoner 1941-1943
39th Harry F. Kelly 1943-1947
40th Kim Sigler 1947-1949
41st G. Mennen Williams 1949-1961
42nd John B. Swainson 1961-1963
43rd George Romney 1963-1969
44th William G. Milliken 1969-1983
45th James J. Blanchard 1983-1991
46th John M. Engler 1991-2003
47th Jennifer M. Granholm 2003-2011
48th Rick Snyder 2011-2019
49th Gretchen Whitmer 2019-Incumbent

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