Gavin Christopher Newsom is an American politician and businessman serving since 2019 as the 40th governor of California. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 49th lieutenant governor of California from 2011 to 2019 and the 42nd mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011.
Newsom in 2024
Newsom in 1999
Newsom campaigning against Proposition 8 in 2008
Official portrait of Newsom as lieutenant governor of California
The governor of California is the head of government of the U.S. state of California. The governor is the commander-in-chief of the California National Guard and the California State Guard.
Governor of California
The California Governor's Mansion, official residence of the governor.
Bronze statue of a California grizzly bear outside the governor's office, in the California Capitol.
Stanford Mansion is the official reception center for the California government and one of the official workplaces for the governor.