List of governors of Guam
Name Term start Term end Notes
José Sisto December 12 , 1898 December 31 , 1898 overthrew Portusach
Venancio Roberto December 31 , 1898 January 2 , 1899 overthrew Sisto
José Sisto January 2 , 1899 February 1 , 1899 put back in power by US Navy
Edward D. Taussig February 1 , 1899 February 13 , 1899 re-asserted USN authority , put a local council in place
Don Joaquin Perez y Cruz February 13 , 1899 April 20 , 1899 local council
William Coe April 20 , 1899 May 9 , 1899 local council
Louis A. Kaiser May 9 , 1899 August 7 , 1899 local council
History -- Political instability ( 1898–1899 )
The Governor of Guam (Chamorro: I Maga'låhen/Maga'håga Guåhan ) is the chief executive of the Government of Guam and the commander-in-chief of the Guam National Guard, whose responsibilities also include making the annual State of the Island (formerly the State of the Territory) addresses to the Guam Legislature, submitting the budget, and ensuring that Guam's public laws are enforced. The position was created in 1968, through the passage of the Guam Elected Governors Act which took effect in 1970. Guam elected its first civilian governor in 1970 with the inauguration of former governor Carlos Camacho. The current governor is Lou Leon Guerrero, a Democrat who was inaugurated on January 7, 2019 following her election in 2018.