Governor of Delaware

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

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Label Occurrences
Governor of Delaware canonical 2
President of Delaware 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf public office
state executive office
appliesToJurisdiction Delaware NERFINISHED
appointedBy voters of Delaware
branch Executive branch of Delaware NERFINISHED
chiefExecutiveOf Executive branch of Delaware
commanderInChiefOf Delaware National Guard NERFINISHED
country United States of America
duty faithfully execute the laws of Delaware
firstOfficeHolder John McKinly NERFINISHED
firstOfficeHolderStartTime 1777
flag Flag of the Governor of Delaware NERFINISHED
hasComponent Governor’s staff
Office of the Governor of Delaware NERFINISHED
hasJurisdiction State of Delaware NERFINISHED
headOfGovernmentFor Delaware NERFINISHED
headOfStateFor Delaware NERFINISHED
inception 1776
insignia Seal of the Governor of Delaware NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalBasis Constitution of Delaware NERFINISHED
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Delaware NERFINISHED
memberOf Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council (ex officio) NERFINISHED
National Governors Association NERFINISHED
nativeLabel Governor of the State of Delaware
officeCreatedBy Delaware Constitution of 1776 NERFINISHED
officeHolder John Carney NERFINISHED
officeHolderStartTime January 17, 2017
oversees Delaware executive departments
Delaware state agencies
partOf Government of Delaware NERFINISHED
power appoint heads of state agencies
convene the General Assembly in special session
grant reprieves and pardons under state law
propose state budget
sign bills into law
veto legislation
precededByOffice President of Delaware
residence Delaware Governor’s Mansion NERFINISHED
seat Dover, Delaware NERFINISHED
selectionMethod popular vote
style The Honorable
subordinateOffice Lieutenant Governor of Delaware NERFINISHED
termLength 4 years
termLimit two consecutive terms
worksWith Delaware General Assembly NERFINISHED
Delaware Supreme Court NERFINISHED

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Delaware General Assembly canBeConveneBy Governor of Delaware
Delaware General Assembly canOverrideVetoOf Governor of Delaware
President of Pennsylvania positionHeld Governor of Delaware
subject surface form: John Dickinson
this entity surface form: President of Delaware