Bill Clinton (William Jefferson Clinton) was the 42nd US President, serving from 1993 to 2001. He had been the governor of the state of Arkanasas from 1979 to 1981 and from 1983 to 1992.
This depends on where the laws are made and at what level. US (national): The President. US (state): The State Governor Canada: The Governor General Italy, Ireland, (among others): The President
Hawaii is a US State and has a Governor, not a President.
No US president was governor of more than one state .
He was the Governor of Arkansas.
There is no such thing as a governor of the US. Each state in the U.S has a governor, thus there are 50 governor's in the US. The President is the Chief Executive and his name is George W. Bush.
I think Andrew Johnson probably held the most different positions. He was an alderman, a mayor, a state representative, a state senator, state governor, US Congressman, US Senator, military governor and Vice-president.
Maine is a state in the United States of America, and has a governor. The current governor of Maine is Paul LaPage. (Rep). The President of the US is Barack Obama. There has never been a US president from Maine.
The Governor is the highest ranking official in a State. However, he is kept in check by the state congress and the state supreme court.
The USA is a republic.The Queen does not have an equivalent of the Governor General to represent her in the US as she is not the head of state there,the president is.
(in the US) Second highest elected state official is the Lieutenant Governor - of the US - it is the Vice-president.
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The most important & significant fact of former US President, George W. Bush was that he was a successful governor of a large complicated US State. That being the State of Texas.