List of governors of Georgia
The governor of Georgia is the head of the executive branch of Georgia's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The current governor is Republican Brian Kemp, who assumed office on January 14, 2019.
There have officially been 77 governors of the state of Georgia, including 11 who served more than one distinct term.
The longest-serving governors are George Busbee, Joe Frank Harris, Zell Miller, Sonny Perdue, and Nathan Deal, each of whom served two full four-year terms; Joseph E. Brown, governor during the Civil War, was elected four times, serving seven and a half years. The shortest term of the post-revolutionary period is that of Matthew Talbot, who served 13 days after succeeding his predecessor who died in office. One man, Eugene Talmadge, died before taking office in his second distinct term, leading to a dispute in which three people claimed the office.Governors
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