List of governors of Illinois

Governor of Illinois
Seal of Illinois
Incumbent J. B. Pritzker since January 14, 2019
Residence	Illinois Executive Mansion
Term length	Four years, no term limits
Inaugural holder	Shadrach Bond
Formation	October 2, 1818
Website	illinois.gov/gov/

This is a list of the governors of Illinois. Illinois is a state in America. Illinois became a state in 1818.

It had only one governor appointed by the President of the United States before it became a state. From March to June, 1809, Territorial Secretary Nathaniel Pope was the acting governor. Edwards' arrival in Illinois ended Pope's brief administration.^[1]

Picture	Governor	Took office	Left office	Appointed by
	Ninian Edwards	March 1, 1809	October 6, 1818	James Madison

The table below shows who the state governors have been.

1. ↑ Robert P. Howard (1988), Mostly Good and Competent Men: Illinois Governors, 1818–1988, Illinois Issues and the Illinois State Historical Society, 39–40.