Governor of Wisconsin

Governor of Wisconsin
Seal of the State of Wisconsin
Incumbent Scott Walker since January 3, 2011
Residence	Wisconsin Governor's Mansion
Term length	Four years, no term limits
Inaugural holder	Nelson Dewey
Formation	June 7, 1848 (1848-06-07)
Salary	$143,871.52
Website	walker.wi.gov

The Governor of Wisconsin is the highest executive authority in the government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The position was first filled by Nelson Dewey on June 7, 1848, the year Wisconsin became a state. Prior to statehood, there were four Governors of Wisconsin Territory.

Living former U.S. governors of Wisconsin

As of May 2015, there are five former U.S. governors of Wisconsin who are currently living at this time, the oldest U.S. governor of Wisconsin being Anthony S. Earl (1983–1987, born 1936). The most recent death of a former U.S. governor of Wisconsin was that of Patrick Lucey (1971–1977) on May 10, 2014.

Governor	Gubernatorial term	Date of birth (and age)
Martin J. Schreiber	1977–1979	April 8, 1939 (1939-04-08)
Anthony S. Earl	1983–1987	April 12, 1936 (1936-04-12)
Tommy Thompson	1987–2001	November 19, 1941 (1941-11-19)
Scott McCallum	2001–2003	May 2, 1950 (1950-05-02)
Jim Doyle	2003–2011	November 23, 1945 (1945-11-23)