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.

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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
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
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
surface form: Territorial Governor of Illinois
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

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Order of Lincoln laureate associatedWith Governor of Illinois
this entity surface form: Illinois government
Illinois Constitution createsOffice Governor of Illinois
subject surface form: Illinois Constitution of 1970
Lieutenant Governor of Illinois electedWith Governor of Illinois
Shadrach Bond officeContested Governor of Illinois
Illinois Governor’s Mansion operator Governor of Illinois
this entity surface form: Office of the Governor of Illinois
James R. Thompson positionHeld Governor of Illinois
John Peter Altgeld positionHeld Governor of Illinois
Governor of Illinois precededBy Governor of Illinois self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Territorial Governor of Illinois
this entity surface form: Illinois Governor’s Office
Illinois militia subordinateTo Governor of Illinois