| TERM |
NAME |
PARTY |
COMMENT |
| 1959-1966 |
William Allen Egan |
Democrat |
Born at Valdez, October 8, 1914. Died May 6, 1984. |
| 1966-1969 |
Walter Joseph "Wally" Hickel |
Republican |
Born at Ellinwood, Kansas, August 18, 1919. |
| 1969-1970 |
Keith Harvey Miller |
Republican |
Born at Seattle, Washington, March 1, 1925. |
| 1970-1974 |
William Allen Egan |
Democrat |
Re-elected after four years out of office - Born at Valdez, October 8, 1914. Died May 6, 1984. |
| 1974-1982 |
Jay Sterner Hammond |
Republican |
Born at Troy, New York, July 21, 1922. |
| 1982-1986 |
William Jennings "Bill" Sheffield |
Democrat |
Born in Spokane, Washington, June 26, 1928. |
| 1986-1990 |
Steve Camberling Cowper |
Democrat |
Born August 21, 1938. |
| 1990-1994 |
Walter Joseph "Wally" Hickel |
Alaskan Independence |
Born in Ellinwood, Kansas, August 18, 1919. |
| 1994-2002 |
Tony Knowles |
Democrat |
Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, January 1, 1943. Mayor of Anchorage, 1982-1987. |
| 2002-2006 |
Frank H. Murkowski |
Republican |
Born March 28, 1933, in Seattle, Washington and raised in Ketchikan, Alaska. Served in U.S. Senate for 22 years begining in 1980. |
| 2006-2009 |
Sarah Louise Palen |
Republican |
Born February 11, 1964, in Sandpoint, Idaho. Moved to Alaska as an infant and grew up in Wasilla. Resigned, effective July 26, 2009, citing ethics investigations as detrimental to the state |
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ADDITIONAL LINK:
Alaska Presiding Executives:
A complete list of people who presided over Alaska prior to and after statehood.
broken links to us. We really appreciate it. |
Source: ExploreNorth.com, (http://www.explorenorth.com/library/yafeatures/bl-ExecAlaska.htm), April 7, 2004 |
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