Governor of Maryland

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executive branch position public office state governor

The Governor of Maryland is the state's chief executive, responsible for overseeing the executive branch, implementing state laws, and guiding public policy and the budget.

Aliases (1)

Maryland governors ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	executive branch position → public office → state governor →
appliesToJurisdiction	State of Maryland →
appointedBy	election by the people of Maryland →
chiefExecutiveOf	State of Maryland →
country	United States of America →
createdBy	Maryland Constitution of 1776 →
electedIn	statewide popular vote →
electionMethod	direct election →
eligibleVoters	Maryland registered voters →
firstHolder	Thomas Johnson →
formationDate	1777 →
hasDeputy	Lieutenant Governor of Maryland →
hasPart	Governor’s Executive Council (Cabinet) → Office of the Governor of Maryland →
headOfGovernmentOf	Maryland →
inaugurationLocation	Annapolis, Maryland GENERATED →
jurisdiction	executive branch of the State of Maryland →
legalBasis	Constitution of Maryland →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Annapolis →
memberOf	Maryland Executive Branch →
oathAdministeredBy	Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals →
officeContestedIn	Maryland gubernatorial election →
officeHolderStartTime	2023-01-18 →
officeHolderTitle	Governor →
partOf	Government of Maryland →
positionHeldBy	Wes Moore →
power	appoint heads of state departments and agencies → call the Maryland General Assembly into special session → command the Maryland National Guard when not federalized → grant reprieves and pardons for certain offenses → issue executive orders → propose the annual state budget → sign or veto legislation passed by the Maryland General Assembly →
residence	Government House, Annapolis →
residenceType	official residence →
responsibleFor	guiding public policy in Maryland → implementing state laws → overseeing the executive branch of Maryland → preparing the state budget →
salaryCurrency	United States dollar →
seat	Annapolis, Maryland →
style	The Honorable →
subordinateTo	Constitution of Maryland →
termLength	4 years →
termLimit	two consecutive terms →
worksWith	Maryland Court of Appeals → Maryland General Assembly →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lieutenant Governor of Maryland →	electedWith
Constitution of Maryland →	establishesBody
Government of Maryland →	headOfGovernment
Green Mount Cemetery ("Maryland governors") →	notableBurial
Martin O'Malley →	officeHeld
Spiro Agnew →	positionHeld
Lieutenant Governor of Maryland →	reportsTo
Maryland General Assembly →	specialSessionsCalledBy
Maryland militia →	subordinateTo