Governors of Guam

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GOVERNORS OF GUAM

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During the Spanish–American War, the United States captured Guam from Spain, and on 11 Apr 1899, under the Treaty of Paris, Spain officially ceded the island to the United States. Over the next 40 years, Guam was overseen by a series of U.S. Naval governors (29 official and 10 acting). Then, on 8 Dec 1941, just hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Guam was captured by the Japanese, who held the island until American forces recaptured it on 21 Jul 1944. Once back in American hands, Guam had three more U.S. military governors, followed by seven appointed American civilian governors and four short-term acting-governors.

The first elected governor of Guam was Carlos Camacho, who took office 4 Jan 1971. Since that time, Guam has had a total of nine elected governors, including its first female governor Lou Leon Guerrero, who took office in 2019.

In the below list, columns can be sorted by clicking on the arrow button in any category heading box. A "C" in the final column denotes a Notable who has been successfully connected to the Big Tree. "N/C" stands for Not Connected.

GOVERNORS OF THE TERRITORY OF GUAM

#	Governor	Born	Died	Term	Photo	C
1	Carlos Camacho	1924	1979	1971-1975		C
2	Ricardo Bordallo	1927	1990	1975-1979		C
3	Paul McDonald Calvo	1934	LIVING	1979-1983		N/C
2	Ricardo Bordallo	1927	1990	1983-1987		N/C
5	Joseph F. Ada	1943	LIVING	1987-1995		N/C
6	Carl T.C. Gutierrez	1941	LIVING	1995-2003		N/C
7	Felix J. Perez Camacho	1957	LIVING	2003-2011		N/C
8	Eddie J. Baza	1961	LIVING	2011-2019		N/C
9	Lou Leon Guerrero	1950	LIVING	2019-present		N/C