Governor of Guam

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The Governor of Guam is the elected chief executive of the U.S. territory of Guam, responsible for overseeing its government administration and implementing local and federal laws.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf executive branch office
head of government position
public office
appliesToJurisdiction Guam
appointedBy popular vote
constitutingInstrument Organic Act of Guam
country Guam
deputy Lieutenant Governor of Guam
eligibleVoters registered voters of Guam
follows Governor of Guam self-linksurface differs
surface form: Naval Governor of Guam
formationDate 1971
governmentBranch executive branch
hasAuthority to appoint heads of executive agencies
to enforce local laws
to implement applicable federal laws
to prepare territorial budget
to veto legislation passed by the Guam Legislature
hasJurisdictionOver Guam executive agencies
hasPart Government of Guam
surface form: Office of the Governor of Guam
hasResponsibility implementing applicable federal laws in Guam
implementing local laws in Guam
overseeing government administration of Guam
headOf executive branch of the Government of Guam
headOfGovernmentFor Guam
isPartOf political system of Guam
legalStatus elected civilian governor
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Guam
United States of America
surface form: United States
memberOf National Governors Association
nativeLabel Guam
surface form: Maga'låhen Guåhan
nativeLabelLanguage Chamorro
officeCreatedBy Guam Elective Governor Act
officeHolder Lou Leon Guerrero
officeLocation Hagåtña, Guam
officeType chief executive
territorial governor
partOf Government of Guam
positionHeldBy Lou Leon Guerrero
precededBy military government of Guam
replaces Naval Governor of Guam
residence Government House, Guam
seat Government House, Guam
selectionMethod direct election
style The Honorable
termLength 4 years
termLimit two consecutive terms
worksWith Lieutenant Governor of Guam

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Guam Elective Governor Act definesOffice Governor of Guam
Governor of Guam follows Governor of Guam self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Naval Governor of Guam
Guam hasExecutiveLeaderTitle Governor of Guam
Government of Guam hasExecutiveOffice Governor of Guam
this entity surface form: Office of the Governor of Guam