List of governors of North Dakota


The Governor of North Dakota is the chief executive of the U.S. state of North Dakota. The current Governor is Doug Burgum. The Governor has the power to sign or veto laws, and to call the Legislative Assembly into emergency session. The Governor is also chairman of the North Dakota Industrial Commission. He has an ex officio North Dakota Governor's Residence. There are no limits on the number of terms a governor may serve.
The following is a list of Governors of the state of North Dakota, United States.

Governors of Dakota Territory

Governors of North Dakota

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Succession

Other high offices held

This is a table of congressional seats, other federal offices, and other governorships held by governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented North Dakota except where noted.

Living former governors of North Dakota

, four former governors of North Dakota are alive. The oldest living former governor is Allen I. Olson. The most recent death of a former governor was George A. Sinner, who died on March 9, 2018.
GovernorGubernatorial termDate of birth
Allen I. Olson1981-1985
Ed Schafer1992-2000
John Hoeven2000-2010
Jack Dalrymple2010-2016