Alaska State Governors

	William A. Egan
	Governor #: 1 Term Start: January 3, 1959 Term End: December 5, 1966 Number of Terms: 2 Party: Democratic Lt. Governor(s): Hugh Wade	Born: October 8, 1914 Birth (place): Valdez, Alaska Died: May 6, 1984 Died (place): Anchorage, Alaska Spouse(s): *** Profession: Politician Religion: Roman Catholic

	Walter J. Hickel
	Governor #: 2 Term Start: December 5, 1966 Term End: January 29, 1969 Number of Terms: 1/2 Party: Republican Lt. Governor(s): Keith Miller	Born: August 18, 1919 Birth (place): Ellinwood, Kansas Died: May 7, 2010 Died (place): Anchorage, Alaska Spouse(s): Ermalee Hickel Profession: Politician Religion: Roman Catholic

	Keith Miller
	Governor #: 3 Term Start: January 29, 1969 Term End: December 7, 1970 Number of Terms: 1/2 Party: Republican Lt. Governor(s): Robert W. Ward	Born: March 1, 1925 Birth (place): Seattle, Washington Died: alive Died (place): alive Spouse(s): *** Profession: Politician Religion: Methodist

	William A. Egan
	Governor #: 4 Term Start: December 7, 1970 Term End: December 2, 1974 Number of Terms: 1 Party: Democratic Lt. Governor(s): H. A. "Red" Boucher	Born: October 8, 1914 Birth (place): Valdez, Alaska Died: May 6, 1984 Died (place): Anchorage, Alaska Spouse(s): *** Profession: Politician Religion: Roman Catholic

	Jay Hammond
	Governor #: 5 Term Start: December 2, 1974 Term End: December 6, 1982 Number of Terms: 2 Party: Republican Lt. Governor(s): Lowell Thomas Jr. , Terry Miller	Born: July 21, 1922 Birth (place): Troy, New York Died: August 2, 2005 Died (place): Port Alsworth, Alaska Spouse(s): *** Profession: Politician Religion: Methodist

	Bill Sheffield
	Governor #: 6 Term Start: December 6, 1982 Term End: December 1, 1986 Number of Terms: 1 Party: Democratic Lt. Governor(s): Stephen McAlpine	Born: June 26, 1928 Birth (place): Spokane, Washington Died: alive Died (place): alive Spouse(s): *** Profession: Politician, Army Religion: Presbyterian

	Steve Cowper
	Governor #: 7 Term Start: December 1, 1986 Term End: December 3, 1990 Number of Terms: 1 Party: Democratic Lt. Governor(s): Stephen McAlpine	Born: August 21, 1938 Birth (place): Petersburg, Virginia Died: alive Died (place): alive Spouse(s): *** Profession: Politician Religion: Episcopalian

	Walter J. Hickel
	Governor #: 8 Term Start: December 3, 1990 Term End: December 5, 1994 Number of Terms: 1 Party: Alaskan Independence Lt. Governor(s): Jack Coghill	Born: August 18, 1919 Birth (place): Ellinwood, Kansas Died: alive Died (place): alive Spouse(s): Ermalee Hickel Profession: Politician Religion: Roman Catholic

	Tony Knowles
	Governor #: 9 Term Start: December 5, 1994 Term End: December 2, 2002 Number of Terms: 2 Party: Democratic Lt. Governor(s): Fran Ulmer	Born: January 1, 1943 Birth (place): Tulsa, Oklahoma Died: alive Died (place): alive Spouse(s): Susan Knowles Profession: Politician, Businessman Religion: ***

	Frank Murkowski
	Governor #: 10 Term Start: December 2, 2002 Term End: December 4, 2006 Number of Terms: 1 Party: Republican Lt. Governor(s): Loren Leman	Born: March 28, 1933 Birth (place): Seattle, Washington Died: alive Died (place): alive Spouse(s): Nancy Murkowski Profession: Politician, Coast Guard Religion: Roman Catholic

	Sarah Palin
	Governor #: 11 Term Start: December 4, 2006 Term End: July 26, 2009 Number of Terms: 1/2 Party: Republican Lt. Governor(s): Sean Parnell	Born: February 11, 1964 Birth (place): Sandpoint, Idaho, U.S. Died: alive Died (place): alive Spouse(s): Todd Palin Profession: Politician Religion: Christian

	Sean Parnell
	Governor #: 12 Term Start: July 26, 2009 Term End: incumbent Number of Terms: 1 1/2 Party: Republican Lt. Governor(s): Craig Campbell	Born: November 19, 1962 Birth (place): Hanford, California Died: alive Died (place): alive Spouse(s): Sandra Parnell Profession: Politician, Lawyer Religion: ***