Governor of Illinois
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The Governor of Illinois is the state's chief executive, responsible for overseeing the executive branch, implementing state laws, and serving as commander-in-chief of Illinois’s military forces.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Illinois Governor’s Office | 1 |
| Illinois government | 1 |
| Office of the Governor of Illinois | 1 |
| Territorial Governor of Illinois | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
executive branch position
ⓘ
public office ⓘ state governor ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Illinois ⓘ |
| appointedBy | popular vote of Illinois citizens ⓘ |
| capital | Springfield, Illinois ⓘ |
| chiefExecutiveOf | Illinois ⓘ |
| commanderInChiefOf |
Illinois National Guard
ⓘ
Illinois National Guard ⓘ
surface form:
Illinois state military forces
|
| constitutingInstrument |
Illinois Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Illinois
Illinois Constitution ⓘ
surface form:
Illinois Constitution of 1970
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdForJurisdiction |
Illinois
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Illinois
|
| electedIn | Illinois gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| electionMethod | popular vote ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Shadrach Bond ⓘ |
| firstHolderStartTime | 1818 ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
Illinois executive branch
ⓘ
surface form:
Illinois executive agencies
|
| hasPart | Lieutenant Governor of Illinois ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Illinois ⓘ |
| inception | 1818 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Illinois
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Illinois
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| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Illinois ⓘ |
| memberOf | Illinois executive branch ⓘ |
| nextHigherRank | President of the United States ⓘ |
| nextLowerRank | Lieutenant Governor of Illinois ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | political parties in Illinois ⓘ |
| officeContestedIn | Illinois statewide elections ⓘ |
| officeHolder | J. B. Pritzker ⓘ |
| officeHolderStartTime | 2019-01-14 ⓘ |
| officeType | elected office ⓘ |
| oversightOf | implementation of Illinois state laws ⓘ |
| partOf |
Illinois executive branch
ⓘ
surface form:
state government of Illinois
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| power |
appoint heads of state agencies
ⓘ
convene the General Assembly in special session ⓘ grant reprieves and pardons (except in cases of impeachment) ⓘ propose state budget ⓘ sign or veto legislation ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Governor of Illinois
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Territorial Governor of Illinois
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| residence |
Illinois Governor’s Mansion
ⓘ
surface form:
Illinois Governor's Mansion
|
| salaryCurrency |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| seat | Springfield, Illinois ⓘ |
| style | The Honorable ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| termRenewal | renewable indefinitely ⓘ |
| worksWith | Illinois General Assembly ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Illinois government
subject surface form:
Illinois Constitution of 1970
this entity surface form:
Office of the Governor of Illinois
this entity surface form:
Territorial Governor of Illinois
this entity surface form:
Illinois Governor’s Office