Gavin Newsom
Lieutenant Governor.
Then Lieutenant Govermor.
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
Tajendra Khanna
Peter Burnett was the first Governor of the US State of California. California had previously been controlled by Spain from 1769 until 1822 as California Nueva, Las Californias and Alta California. Mexican Governors were in control of Alta California from 1822 until 1846 when it became an independent Republic of California under President William Ide and then a series of American Military Governors from 1846 until Statehood.
The state of Illinois has a executive branch. This branch became Governor if the present Governor is unable to finish.
Our governor in California is Jerry Brown.
Depending on the situation, this could be:The Lieutenant Governor (if the Governor resigns, dies, or is otherwise incapable of serving in his office for the full-term).The Governor-electOther candidates for Governor who will become Governor-elect after an election.
That would be the "Lieutenant Governor".
The current Lieutenant Governor of Ohio is Mary Taylor. Taylor assumed office as Lieutenant Governor of Ohio on January 10, 2011.
California became a state on September 9, 1850. The first governor was Peter Hardeman Burnett, who was elected almost a year prior and continued as the governor after statehood. The first governor to BECOME governor AFTER statehood was John McDougal who, as the then Lieutenant Governor, was elevated to Governor when Burnett resigned in 1851. The first governor ELECTED after statehood was granted was California's 3rd governor, John Bigler, who was elected in 1852. California's 2nd Governor, John McDougal was elected as Lieutenant Governor before California became a state and succeed Burnett as governor upon Burnett's resignation - never having been elected as governor.