Governor of Massachusetts

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constitutional office public office state executive position

The Governor of Massachusetts is the elected chief executive of the Commonwealth, responsible for overseeing the state’s government, implementing laws, and guiding public policy.

Aliases (5)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional office → public office → state executive position →
appliesToJurisdiction	Commonwealth of Massachusetts →
appointedBy	popular vote →
ceremonialRole	chief representative of Massachusetts at official events →
constitutedBy	Constitution of Massachusetts →
country	United States of America →
electedAlongside	Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts →
electedIn	statewide election →
electionCycle	every 4 years →
firstHolder	John Hancock →
hasAuthorityOver	Massachusetts executive agencies →
hasJurisdiction	Massachusetts state government →
hasPart	Cabinet of Massachusetts → Governor’s Council → Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts → Office of the Governor of Massachusetts →
hasPower	appoint state officials → call special sessions of the legislature → deploy Massachusetts National Guard (subject to federal law) → grant pardons and commutations (with Council approval) → propose state budget → veto legislation →
headOf	Executive Branch of Massachusetts →
headOfGovernmentFor	Commonwealth of Massachusetts →
inception	1780 →
legalForm	constitutional office →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Boston →
nominatedBy	political parties in Massachusetts →
officeHolder	Maura Healey →
officeHolderStartTime	2023-01-05 →
officialLanguageOfWork	English →
oversightOf	Massachusetts Department of Transportation → Massachusetts Executive Office for Administration and Finance → Massachusetts Executive Office of Education → Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs → Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services → Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities → Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security →
positionHeldBy	Maura Healey →
precededByOffice	President of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress →
residence	Massachusetts →
seat	Massachusetts State House →
style	Her Excellency → His Excellency →
termLength	4 years →
termLimits	no formal term limits →
worksWith	Massachusetts General Court →

Referenced by (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Calvin Coolidge → Deval Patrick → Deval Patrick → Elbridge Gerry → John Hancock → William Phips ("Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay") →	positionHeld
Cabinet of Massachusetts → Massachusetts Executive Office for Administration and Finance ("Governor of Massachusetts on fiscal policy") → The Council →	advises
Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Correction → Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education → Massachusetts Executive Office for Administration and Finance →	appointedBy
Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts → Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts → Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation →	reportsTo
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court →	appointingAuthorityForJustices
Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts →	assistsOffice
The Commonwealth →	associatedWith
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ("office of the Governor of Massachusetts") →	establishes
Government of Massachusetts ("Office of the Governor of Massachusetts") →	hasPart
Cabinet of Massachusetts →	headedBy
Government of Massachusetts →	headOfGovernment
Mitt Romney →	heldPosition
Executive Office of Public Safety and Security of Massachusetts →	isCabinetAgencyOf
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs of Massachusetts →	positionReportsTo
Maura Healey ("Charlie Baker as Governor of Massachusetts") →	precededBy
Elizabeth Erving →	spouseOccupation
Executive Office of Public Safety and Security of Massachusetts →	subordinateTo
The Council →	worksWith