Commissioner of the District of Columbia

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The Commissioner of the District of Columbia was the federally appointed chief executive authority that governed Washington, D.C. before the establishment of an elected mayoral system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chief executive position
government office
abolishedBy District of Columbia Home Rule Act
appliesToJurisdiction District of Columbia
appliesToTerritorialEntity Washington, D.C.
appointedBy President of the United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
followedBy Mayor of the District of Columbia
governingBody Government of the District of Columbia
governmentBranch executive branch
governs District of Columbia
hasAuthorityOver District of Columbia municipal services
District of Columbia public administration
hasCapital Washington, D.C.
hasConstituency residents of Washington, D.C.
hasExecutiveFunction implementation of federal and local laws in Washington, D.C.
hasExecutivePowerOver District of Columbia agencies
hasHistoricalRole predecessor to the elected Mayor of Washington, D.C.
hasJurisdictionOver Washington, D.C.
hasLegalStatus federal appointment
isAbolished true
isPartOf United States municipal governance system
isPositionHeldBy Walter Washington
surface form: Walter E. Washington
jurisdiction local government of Washington, D.C.
lastOfficeHolder Walter Washington
surface form: Walter E. Washington
legislativeBody Council of the District of Columbia
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity District of Columbia
officeCreatedBy Act of the United States Congress
officeHolderSelectionMethod presidential appointment
officeScope municipal government
officeType federally appointed executive
partOf Government of the District of Columbia
replacedBy District of Columbia Home Rule Act
surface form: Home Rule government of the District of Columbia

elected mayoral system of Washington, D.C.
replaces Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia
residence Washington, D.C.
role chief executive authority of Washington, D.C.
head of the District of Columbia government
saidToBeTheSameAs Mayor-Commissioner of the District of Columbia
seat Washington, D.C.
subordinateTo President of the United States
United States government
surface form: United States federal government

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Mayor of the District of Columbia replaces Commissioner of the District of Columbia
District of Columbia Department of Health replaces Commissioner of the District of Columbia
this entity surface form: Commissioners of the District of Columbia Department of Public Health
113th Wing taskingAuthority Commissioner of the District of Columbia
this entity surface form: Governor of the District of Columbia
Walter Washington positionHeld Commissioner of the District of Columbia