Governor of California

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constitutional office public office state executive office

The Governor of California is the elected chief executive of the U.S. state of California, responsible for overseeing the state government, implementing laws, and guiding public policy.

Aliases (5)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional office → public office → state executive office →
appliesToJurisdiction	California →
category	Governors of California →
commanderInChiefOf	California National Guard → California State Military Reserve →
country	United States of America →
createdBy	California Constitution of 1849 →
definedBy	Constitution of California →
electedIn	statewide popular vote →
electionCycle	every 4 years →
eligibilityRequirement	California resident → U.S. citizen →
eligibleVoters	citizens of California →
firstHolder	Peter Hardeman Burnett →
hasAuthorityOver	California state government →
hasPart	Office of the Governor of California →
hasPower	appoint state officials → call special sessions of the California State Legislature → grant pardons and commutations → propose state budget → sign bills into law → veto legislation →
headOfGovernmentOf	California →
inception	1849 →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Sacramento County, California →
memberOf	California Executive Branch →
minimumAgeRequirement	18 years →
nominates	members of California cabinet-level agencies → members of California judiciary →
officeHolder	Gavin Newsom →
officeHolderStartTime	2019-01-07 →
officeScope	statewide →
officeType	chief executive of California →
oversees	implementation of California state laws →
participatesIn	California state budget process →
partOf	Government of California →
positionHeldBy	Gavin Newsom →
precedenceOver	other California state officials →
reportsTo	people of California →
residence	California Governor's Mansion → Sacramento, California →
seat	Sacramento, California →
style	The Honorable →
supervises	California executive agencies →
termLength	4 years →
termLimit	2 terms →
website	https://www.gov.ca.gov/ →

Referenced by (25)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Felipe de Neve ("Governor of the Californias") → George Deukmejian → Goodwin Knight → Gray Davis →	positionHeld
California State University Board of Trustees → Chief Justice of California →	appointedBy
2003 California gubernatorial recall election →	appliesToOffice
Insurance Commissioner of California →	appointingAuthorityBeforeElection
Governor of California ("Governors of California") →	category
Superintendent of Public Instruction of California →	collaboratesWith
Judicial Council of California →	coordinatesWith
Lieutenant Governor of California →	electedSeparatelyFrom
Constitution of California →	establishesOffice
California state law →	hasExecutiveAuthority
State Treasurer of California →	hierarchicalSuperior
Goodwin Knight ("Administration as Governor of California, 1953–1959") →	notableWork
California State Capitol →	occupant
Jerry Brown ("Governor of California (second tenure)") →	officeHeldDuringPeriod
First Partner of California →	officeHolderRoleFor
California State Agencies →	overseenBy
California National Guard →	peacetimeAuthority
Upton Sinclair →	ranForOffice
Secretary of State of California →	reportsTo
California Department of Finance →	subordinateTo
Bennet C. Riley ("Peter H. Burnett as Governor of California") →	succeededBy