Governor of American Samoa

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The Governor of American Samoa is the elected chief executive of this U.S. territory, responsible for overseeing its local government and administration.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Governor of American Samoa canonical 4

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf executive position
public office
subnational executive office
appliesToJurisdiction American Samoa
appointedBy President of the United States
constitutingInstrument Constitution of American Samoa
surface form: Revised Constitution of American Samoa
country United States of America
deputy Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa
electionCycle every 4 years
electionSystem direct election
eligibleVoters U.S. nationals and citizens resident in American Samoa
firstHolder Benjamin Franklin Tilley
governs unincorporated territory of American Samoa
hasAuthorityOver American Samoa territorial agencies
hasJurisdictionOver Aunuʻu
Manuʻa Islands
Swains Island NERFINISHED
Tutuila
hasPart Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa
hasPower appoint territorial officials
propose territorial budget
sign territorial legislation
veto territorial legislation
headOfGovernment American Samoa
headOfState American Samoa
inception 1900
jurisdiction executive branch of American Samoa
languageUsed English
Samoan
legalStatus elected chief executive of American Samoa
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity American Samoa
locatedInTimeZone Samoa Time Zone
officeCreated 1900
officeHolder Lemanu Peleti Mauga
officeHolderStartTime Lemanu Peleti Mauga, 2021
officeType territorial governor
partOf government of American Samoa
surface form: Government of American Samoa
reportsTo United States Secretary of the Interior
surface form: U.S. Secretary of the Interior (in certain federal matters)
residence Government House, Utulei
seat Pago Pago
selectionMethod popular vote
style The Honorable
subordinateTo Constitution of American Samoa
laws of the United States
termLength 4 years
termLimits two consecutive terms

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

government of American Samoa hasElectionsFor Governor of American Samoa
Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa isDeputyOf Governor of American Samoa
Constitution of American Samoa establishesOffice Governor of American Samoa