The governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia serves as the head of government of Virginia for a four-year term. The incumbent, Glenn Youngkin, was sworn in on January 15, 2022.
Governor of Virginia
The Governor's Mansion in Virginia, 1905
The reconstructed colonial Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, Virginia
Executive Mansion of Virginia (Governor's Mansion) in Richmond, (adjacent to the Virginia State Capitol, also the second capitol of the southern Confederacy), at the end of the American Civil War, 1865
Glenn Allen Youngkin is an American businessman and politician serving as the 74th governor of Virginia since 2022. A member of the Republican Party, he spent 25 years at the private-equity firm The Carlyle Group, where he became co-CEO in 2018. He resigned from the position in 2020 to run for governor.
Official portrait, 2022
Youngkin in September 2021, less than two months before the general election
Youngkin with Virginia's congressional delegation in December 2021
Youngkin with Maryland Governor Larry Hogan in January 2022