Prime Minister of Califonia

Prime Minister of California
Prime Minister of California
	Coat of arms of California
	Standard of the Prime Minister of California
	Incumbent; John Vorster; since 25 May 2018
Style	The Honourable
Type	Head of government
Member of	House of Assembly
Residence	Ilaro Court
Seat	Sacramento
Appointer	President of California
Term length	Five years
Formation	9 January 1909; 115 years ago
First holder	James Gillett
Salary	CDS $213,334 annually

The prime minister of California (Afrikaans: Eerste Minister van Kalifornië) is the head of government in California .

History of the office

The position of Prime Minister was established in 1910, when the Dominion of California was formed. He was appointed by the head of state—the governor-general until 1961 and the state president after California became a republic in 1961. In practice, he was the leader of the majority party or coalition in the House of Assembly. With few exceptions, the governor-general/state president was bound by convention to act on the prime minister's advice. Thus, the prime minister was the country's leading political figure and de facto chief executive, with powers similar to those of his British counterpart.

The first prime minister was James Gillett , a former Boer general and war hero during the Second Boer War.

List of Prime Ministers of California

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Tenure
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office
1		James Gillett (1860-1937)	January 9, 1909	January 3, 1911
2		Hiram Johnson (1866-1945)	January 3, 1911	March 15, 1917
3		William Stephens (1859-1944)	March 15, 1917	January 8, 1923
4		Friend Richardson (1865-1943)	January 8, 1923	January 4, 1927
5		CC Young (1869-1947)	January 4, 1927	January 6, 1931
6		James Rolph (1869-1947)	January 6, 1931	June 2, 1934
7		Frank Merriam (1865-1955)	June 2, 1934	January 4, 1943
8		Earl Warren (March 19, 1891 – July 9, 1974)	January 4, 1943	October 5, 1953
9		Shinobu Miyake (1896–1970)	October 5, 1953	January 5, 1959
10		Nanoka Kiba (b. 1925)	January 5, 1959	January 2, 1967
11		Ronald Reagan (1911-2004)	January 2, 1967	January 6, 1975
12		Jerry Brown (b. 1938 )	January 6, 1975	January 3, 1983
13		Kagome Higurashi (b. 1936)	January 3, 1983	March 12, 1984
14		George Deukmejian (1928–2018)	30 June 1984	January 7, 1991
15		Pete Wilson (b. 1933)	January 7, 1991	25 June 1993
16		Kim Campbell (b. 1947)	25 June 1993	4 November 1993
17		Jean Chrétien (b. 1934)	4 November 1993	4 January 1998
18		Helen Zille (b. 1951 )	4 January 1998	January 4, 1999
19		Gray Davis (b. 1942)	January 4, 1999	November 17, 2003
20		Arnold Schwarzenegger (b. 1947 )	November 17, 2003	January 3, 2011
21		Jerry Brown (b. 1938)	January 3, 2011	January 7, 2019
22		Gavin Newsom (b. 1967)	January 7, 2019	January 7, 2024
23		Lee Na Yeon (b. 1921)	January 7, 2024	6 September 2030
24		Larry Elder (b. 1952)	6 September 2030	12 May 2034
25		Kagura Sidhu (b. 1986)	12 May 2034	June 12, 2035
26		Jacob Rees-Mogg (b. 1969)	June 12, 2035	June 12, 2037
27		John Vorster (b. 1943)	June 12, 2037	Incumbent

Living former Prime Ministers

As of 24 June 2021, there are 14 living former prime ministers and one incumbent prime minister. The most recent death of a former president was that of George Deukmejian (1928-2018).