Governor of New York

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The Governor of New York is the chief executive of the U.S. state of New York, responsible for overseeing the state government, implementing laws, and setting policy priorities.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf public office
state executive position
appliesToJurisdiction New York (state)
appointedBy electorate of New York
category Governors of New York
constitutingInstrument Constitution of the State of New York
country United States of America
firstHolder George Clinton
flag Flag of the Governor of New York
hasDeputy Lieutenant Governor of New York
hasJurisdiction executive branch of New York State
hasPower appoint state officials
convene the New York State Legislature
grant reprieves and pardons for state offenses
propose state budget
sign bills into law
veto legislation
headOfGovernment New York (state)
inception 1777
insignia Seal of the State of New York
lineOfSuccession Lieutenant Governor of New York
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Albany County, New York
memberOf New York State Executive Department
nextHigherRank President of the United States
officeCreatedBy New York State Constitution of 1777
officeHolder Kathy Hochul
officeType chief executive of a U.S. state
officialLanguageOfWork English
oversees New York State executive agencies
partOf New York State government
positionHeldBy Al Smith
Andrew Cuomo
David Paterson
DeWitt Clinton
Eliot Spitzer
Franklin D. Roosevelt
George Pataki
Grover Cleveland
John Jay
Mario Cuomo
Nelson Rockefeller
Theodore Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
residence New York State Executive Mansion
residenceLocation Albany, New York
selectionMethod popular election
style The Honorable
termLength 4 years
termRenewal renewable indefinitely

Referenced by (34)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
New York State budget director
New York State civil service commissioner
New York State inspector general
New York State social services commissioner
New York State tax commissioner
reportsTo
New York Colonial Assembly ("Governor of New York (colonial)")
New York State Department of Labor
New York State Office for the Aging
New York State Office of Mental Health
New York State executive agencies
subordinateTo
Chief Judge of the State of New York
New York State civil service commissioner
New York State social services commissioner
appointedBy
Executive Chamber of the Governor of New York
Government of the State of New York
Province of New York
headOfGovernment
Charles Evans Hughes
Grover Cleveland
Herbert H. Lehman
positionHeld
New York State executive agencies
accountableTo
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York
appointingAuthorityForJustices
Governor of New York ("Governors of New York")
category
New York Colonial Assembly ("Governor of New York (colonial)")
coLegislatureWith
Lieutenant Governor of New York
electedAlongWith
New York state politics
hasExecutiveOffice
New York State executive agencies
hasHeadOfGovernment
Government of the State of New York
headOfState
New York State government officials
includesOffice
New York Court of Claims
judgesAppointedBy
New York State public authorities ("New York State Governor")
overseenBy
Executive Mansion, Albany, New York, United States
primaryOccupantRole
Nelson Rockefeller ("Malcolm Wilson as Governor of New York")
successor
Empire State Development
supervisingAuthority
Government House (New York)
usedByOffice

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