Governor of Wisconsin

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.

Governor of Wisconsin
Seal of the State of Wisconsin
Incumbent Tony Evers since January 7, 2019
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[1]
Website	evers.wi.gov

Living former U.S. governors of Wisconsin

As of February 2023^[update], there were five former governors of Wisconsin still living. The most recent death of a former Governor of Wisconsin was that of Tony Earl (1983–1987) on February 23, 2023.

Governor	Gubernatorial term	Date of birth (and age)
Martin J. Schreiber	1977–1979	(1939-04-08) April 8, 1939 (age 86)
Tommy Thompson	1987–2001	(1941-11-19) November 19, 1941 (age 83)
Scott McCallum	2001–2003	(1950-05-02) May 2, 1950 (age 75)
Jim Doyle	2003–2011	(1945-11-23) November 23, 1945 (age 79)
Scott Walker	2011–2019	(1967-11-02) November 2, 1967 (age 57)