|
10th National Assembly (2023–2027)
|
4
("termLengthYears")
→
|
|
118th United States Congress
|
2 years
→
|
|
1998 California gubernatorial election
|
4 years
("officeTermLength")
→
|
|
2004 Afghan presidential election
|
five-year presidential term
("termLengthElectedFor")
→
|
|
2018 Egyptian presidential election
|
4 years
→
|
|
2018 New York gubernatorial election
|
4 years
→
|
|
2020 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
|
2 years
→
|
|
2024 United States presidential election
|
four years
("winnerTermLength")
→
|
|
72nd United States Congress
|
2 years
("legislativeTermLength")
→
|
|
9th National Assembly (2019–2023)
|
4 years
→
|
|
ACM President
|
2 years
("hasTermLength")
→
|
|
ANPP
|
5 years
→
|
|
AR
|
4 years
→
|
|
ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights
|
three years
→
|
|
ASEAN Secretariat
|
5 years
("termLengthOfHead")
→
|
|
Abbot Primate
|
8 years
→
|
|
Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin
|
5 years
→
|
|
Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin
|
5 years
("electoralTerm")
→
|
|
Administrator of the Northern Territory
|
at the Governor-General’s pleasure
→
|
|
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
|
no fixed term
→
|
|
African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
|
6 years
("judgeTermLength")
→
|
|
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
|
20 years from filing date
("minimumPatentTerm")
→
|
|
Alaska House of Representatives
|
2 years
("legislativeTermLength")
→
|
|
Alaska Senate
|
4 years
("hasTermLength")
→
|
|
Alaska Senate
|
4 years
→
|
|
Alaska State Legislature
|
2 years
("hasTermLengthLowerHouse")
→
|
|
Alaska State Legislature
|
4 years
("hasTermLengthUpperHouse")
→
|
|
Albuquerque City Council
|
4 years
→
|
|
Anne Arundel County Executive
|
4 years
→
|
|
Archbishop of York
|
indefinite, until retirement age
→
|
|
Arizona House of Representatives
|
2 years
→
|
|
Arizona Senate
|
4 years
→
|
|
Arizona Supreme Court
|
6 years for justices
→
|
|
Article I of the United States Constitution
|
United States Senators
("definesTermLengthFor")
→
|
|
Article I of the United States Constitution
|
members of the House of Representatives
("definesTermLengthFor")
→
|
|
Article I of the United States Constitution
|
six years for United States Senators
("setsTermLength")
→
|
|
Article I of the United States Constitution
|
two years for members of the House of Representatives
("setsTermLength")
→
|
|
Article IV of the Florida Constitution
|
4-year term for Governor of Florida
("setsTermLength")
→
|
|
Article IV of the Florida Constitution
|
4-year term for Lieutenant Governor of Florida
("setsTermLength")
→
|
|
Article IV of the Florida Constitution
|
4-year term for elected Cabinet officers of Florida
("setsTermLength")
→
|
|
Asamblea Nacional
|
4 years
("hasTermLength")
→
|
|
Assam Legislative Assembly
|
5 years
→
|
|
Assembleia da República
|
4 years
→
|
|
Assembly of Madrid
|
4 years
→
|
|
Assembly of the Republic
|
4 years
→
|
|
Assembly of the Republic (Mozambique)
|
5 years
→
|
|
Assembly of the Union
|
5 years
("termLengthUpperHouse")
→
|
|
Assembly of the Union
|
5 years
("termLengthLowerHouse")
→
|
|
Assemblée nationale
|
5 years
→
|
|
Assistant Secretary of the Army
|
serves at the pleasure of the President
→
|
|
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
|
serves at the pleasure of the President
→
|
|
Atlanta City Council
|
4 years
→
|
|
Attorney General of Arkansas
|
4 years
→
|
|
Attorney General of California
|
4 years
→
|
|
Attorney General of Colombia
|
4 years
→
|
|
Attorney General of Florida
|
4 years
→
|
|
Attorney General of Georgia
|
4 years
→
|
|
Attorney General of Maryland
|
4 years
→
|
|
Attorney General of New York
|
4 years
→
|
|
Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
|
4 years
→
|
|
Austrian Parliament
|
5 years
("termLengthLowerHouse")
→
|
|
Austrian President
|
6 years
→
|
|
Belgian federal elections
|
4 years
("termLengthOfChamber")
→
|
|
Benefits Review Board
|
fixed term
("memberTermLength")
→
|
|
Bishop of Urgell
|
life tenure (while bishop)
("termLengthAsCoPrince")
→
|
|
Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service
|
7 years
("termLengthForPresidentiallyAppointedGovernors")
→
|
|
Boston City Council
|
2 years
("hasTermLength")
→
|
|
Bundesrat (Germany)
|
depends on membership in state government
→
|
|
Bundestag
|
4 years
→
|
|
CAAF
|
15 years
→
|
|
CLCS
|
five years
→
|
|
Cabinet Secretaries (Scottish Government)
|
at the pleasure of the First Minister and Monarch
→
|
|
Cabinet Secretary of India
|
up to 4 years (including extensions) as per Government of India rules
→
|
|
California State Assembly
|
2 years
→
|
|
California State Legislature
|
12 years total in either or both houses
("termLimitsDetails")
→
|
|
California State Legislature
|
2 years
("termLengthLowerHouse")
→
|
|
California State Legislature
|
4 years
("termLengthUpperHouse")
→
|
|
California State Senate
|
4 years
→
|
|
California State Senate
|
4 years
→
|
|
California State University Board of Trustees
|
2 years for alumni trustee
("hasTermLength")
→
|
|
California State University Board of Trustees
|
2 years for student trustees
("hasTermLength")
→
|
|
California State University Board of Trustees
|
4 years for faculty trustee
("hasTermLength")
→
|
|
California State University Board of Trustees
|
8 years for most appointed trustees
("hasTermLength")
→
|
|
Camp Valcartier
|
20th century
("timeInService")
→
|
|
Camp Valcartier
|
21st century
("timeInService")
→
|
|
Catholicos of All Armenians
|
life tenure
→
|
|
Central Bank of Brazil
|
fixed term (after autonomy law)
("governorTermType")
→
|
|
Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
|
from one National Congress to the next
→
|
|
Chair J
|
for life
→
|
|
Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers (Cabinet-level)
|
serves at the pleasure of the President
→
|
|
Chair of the Federal Reserve
|
4 years
→
|
|
Chairman of Ways and Means
|
duration of a Parliament unless otherwise decided
→
|
|
Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan
|
not fixed in constitution (politically determined)
→
|
|
Chairman of the Central Military Commission
|
5 years
→
|
|
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
|
4 years
→
|
|
Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
|
5 years
→
|
|
Chairperson of the African Union
|
1 year
→
|
|
Chairperson of the African Union
|
year
("termLengthUnit")
→
|
|
Chamber of Deputies (Italy)
|
5 years
→
|
|
Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg)
|
5 years
→
|
|
Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)
|
3 years
→
|
|
Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)
|
3 years
("legislativeTermLength")
→
|
|
Chamber of Deputies of Argentina
|
4 years
→
|
|
Chamber of Deputies of Chile
|
4 years
→
|
|
Chamber of Deputies of Equatorial Guinea
|
5 years
("hasTermLength")
→
|
|
Chamber of Deputies of Italy
|
5 years
→
|
|
Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg
|
5 years
→
|
|
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
|
3 years
→
|
|
Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
|
3 years
("currentLegislatureTermLength")
→
|
|
Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
|
4 years
→
|
|
Chamber of Representatives of Colombia
|
4 years
→
|
|
Chamber of Summary Procedure of the International Court of Justice
|
one year
→
|
|
Chancellor of Germany
|
no fixed term limit
→
|
|
Chancellor of Germany
|
serves as long as enjoying confidence of Bundestag
→
|
|
Chancellor of UC Berkeley
|
indefinite (serves at the pleasure of the President and Regents)
→
|
|
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
|
serves at His or Her Majesty’s pleasure
→
|
|
Chapel Hill Town Council
|
4 years
→
|
|
Chicago City Council
|
4 years
→
|
|
Chief Cabinet Secretary
|
no fixed term
→
|
|
Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
|
5 years
→
|
|
Chief Financial Officer of Florida
|
4 years
→
|
|
Chief Judge of the State of New York
|
14 years
→
|
|
Chief Justice of California
|
12 years
→
|
|
Chief Justice of India
|
until age of 65 years
→
|
|
Chief Justice of Japan
|
until mandatory retirement age
→
|
|
Chief Justice of New Zealand
|
until mandatory retirement age
→
|
|
Chief Justice of Nigeria
|
until mandatory retirement age
→
|
|
Chief Justice of Pakistan
|
until age 65
→
|
|
Chief Justice of the United States
|
life tenure during good behavior
→
|
|
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
|
typically 3–4 years
→
|
|
Chief Minister of Haryana
|
5 years
→
|
|
Chief Minister of Sindh
|
5 years
→
|
|
Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
|
at the Administrator’s pleasure
→
|
|
Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
|
contingent on maintaining confidence of the Legislative Assembly
→
|
|
Chief of Defence (Belgium)
|
fixed term
→
|
|
Chief of Space Operations
|
4 years
→
|
|
Chief of Staff of the Air Force
|
4 years
→
|
|
Chief of the Air Staff
|
not fixed
→
|
|
Chief of the Army Staff (India)
|
3 years
→
|
|
Chief of the Army Staff (India)
|
until the age of 62 years, whichever is earlier
→
|
|
Chief of the Defence Staff of Spain
|
not fixed by law
→
|
|
City Council of Zurich
|
4 years
("hasTermLength")
→
|
|
City of Montreal Council
|
4 years
→
|
|
Clerk of the United States House of Representatives
|
serves at the pleasure of the House
→
|
|
College Football Playoff
|
12 years
("contractLengthWithESPN")
→
|
|
Commandant of the Coast Guard
|
4 years
→
|
|
Commandant of the Marine Corps
|
4 years
→
|
|
Commandant of the Marine Corps
|
typically four years
→
|
|
Commander Field Army
|
not fixed
→
|
|
Commander, United Nations Command
|
not fixed
→
|
|
Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
|
5 years
("memberTermLength")
→
|
|
Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe
|
6 years
→
|
|
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
|
5 years
→
|
|
Commissioner of Nunavut
|
serves at the pleasure of the Governor in Council
→
|
|
Commissioner of the Northwest Territories
|
at pleasure of the Governor in Council
→
|
|
Committee of the Regions
|
five years
→
|
|
Commons
|
up to five years
→
|
|
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
|
10 years
("termLengthOfJudges")
→
|
|
Commonwealth Secretary-General
|
4 years
→
|
|
Communist Party Secretary of Hubei
|
not fixed and determined by CCP leadership
("typicalTermLength")
→
|
|
Comptroller General of the United States
|
15 years
→
|
|
Comptroller of Maryland
|
4 years
("hasTermLength")
→
|
|
Comptroller of New York
|
4 years
→
|
|
Congress of Colombia
|
4 years
("termLengthOfSenators")
→
|
|
Congress of Colombia
|
4 years
("termLengthOfRepresentatives")
→
|
|
Congress of Deputies
|
4 years
→
|
|
Congress of Veracruz
|
3 years
→
|
|
Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia
|
2 years for district members
→
|
|
Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia
|
4 years for at-large members
→
|
|
Congress of the Philippines
|
3
("houseTermLengthYears")
→
|
|
Congress of the Philippines
|
6
("senateTermLengthYears")
→
|
|
Congress of the Republic of Guatemala
|
4 years
→
|
|
Congress of the Republic of Peru
|
5 years
→
|
|
Congress of the Union
|
3 years
("termLengthLowerHouse")
→
|
|
Congress of the Union
|
6 years
("termLengthUpperHouse")
→
|
|
Connecticut General Assembly
|
2 years
("termLengthOfSenators")
→
|
|
Connecticut General Assembly
|
2 years
("termLengthOfRepresentatives")
→
|
|
Connecticut House of Representatives
|
2 years
→
|
|
Connecticut State Senate
|
2 years
→
|
|
Constitution of the Confederate States of America
|
6 years
("presidentialTermLength")
→
|
|
Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836)
|
3 years
("executiveTermLength")
→
|
|
Constitutional Council of France
|
9 years
→
|
|
Constitutional Court of Belgium
|
life tenure until retirement age
→
|
|
Constitutional Court of Colombia
|
eight years
→
|
|
Constitutional Court of Hungary
|
12 years
("judgeTermLength")
→
|
|
Constitutional Court of Korea
|
6 years
("termLengthOfJudges")
→
|
|
Constitutional Court of South Africa
|
12 years
→
|
|
Consumer Product Safety Commission
|
7 years
("commissionerTermLength")
→
|
|
Cortes Generales
|
4 years
("termLengthLowerHouse")
→
|
|
Cortes Generales
|
4 years
("termLengthUpperHouse")
→
|
|
Council of India
|
10 years
("membershipTerm")
→
|
|
Council of Ministers of the European Union
|
6 months
("presidencyTermLength")
→
|
|
Council of Ministers of the Netherlands
|
up to 4 years
→
|
|
Council of Representatives of Iraq
|
4 years
→
|
|
Council of State (British India)
|
5 years
→
|
|
Council of State of Cuba
|
same as term of the National Assembly
→
|
|
Council of State of Cuba
|
same term as the National Assembly of People's Power
→
|
|
Council of State of Geneva
|
5 years
→
|
|
Council of States
|
4 years
→
|
|
Council of the District of Columbia
|
4 years
→
|
|
Council of the European Union
|
six months
("presidencyTermLength")
→
|
|
Council of the International Seabed Authority
|
4 years for member States
→
|
|
Council of the Nation
|
6 years
→
|
|
Counsel General for Wales
|
at His Majesty’s pleasure
→
|
|
County Executive of Frederick County, Maryland
|
4 years
→
|
|
Court of Justice of the European Union
|
renewable six-year terms for judges
→
|
|
Cussegl federal
|
4 years
→
|
|
Czech Parliament
|
4 years
("lowerHouseTermLength")
→
|
|
Czech Parliament
|
6 years
("upperHouseTermLength")
→
|
|
DNC Chair
|
determined by party rules and politics
→
|
|
DNC Chair
|
not fixed in the U.S. Constitution
→
|
|
Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
|
holds office until ceasing to be a member of Rajya Sabha
→
|
|
Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland
|
no fixed term
→
|
|
Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland
|
serves at the pleasure of the Northern Ireland Assembly
→
|
|
Deputy Governors of the Bank of England
|
typically 5 years
→
|
|
Deputy Postmaster General of the United States
|
indefinite, at the pleasure of the Board of Governors
→
|
|
Deputy President of the Senate of Nigeria
|
4 years
→
|
|
Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
|
until mandatory retirement age
→
|
|
Deputy Prime Minister of Cuba
|
not fixed in a separate statute
→
|
|
Deputy Prime Minister of India
|
at the pleasure of the President
→
|
|
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
|
no fixed term
→
|
|
Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Nations
|
not fixed by popular election
→
|
|
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons
|
duration of a Parliament unless removed or they resign
→
|
|
Deputy Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
|
for the duration of a Parliament unless removed or replaced
→
|
|
Dewan Negara
|
3 years
→
|
|
Director General of WIPO
|
six years
("officeTermLength")
→
|
|
Director General of the International Organization for Migration
|
5 years
→
|
|
Director of the Office of Management and Budget (Cabinet-level)
|
serves at the pleasure of the President
→
|
|
Director-General of FAO
|
4 years
→
|
|
Director-General of UNESCO
|
4 years
→
|
|
Director-General of the World Health Organization
|
5 years
→
|
|
Director-General of the World Trade Organization
|
4 years
→
|
|
District Attorney of San Francisco
|
4 years
("officeTermLength")
→
|
|
District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands
|
10 years
("judgeTermLength")
→
|
|
Dutch Senate
|
4 years
→
|
|
Dáil Éireann
|
maximum five years
→
|
|
East African Legislative Assembly
|
5 years
→
|
|
Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature
|
5 years
→
|
|
Economic, Social and Environmental Council of France
|
5 years
→
|
|
Electoral College of Pakistan
|
five years
("termOfOfficeElected")
→
|
|
Emperor of Japan
|
life tenure
→
|
|
European Commissioner
|
5 years
→
|
|
European Court of Auditors
|
3 years
("presidentTermLength")
→
|
|
European Court of Auditors
|
6 years
→
|
|
European Data Protection Supervisor
|
5 years
→
|
|
Examination Yuan
|
fixed term for members
→
|
|
Executive Board (World Health Organization)
|
3 years
("membersTermLength")
→
|
|
Executive Board of UNESCO
|
four years
→
|
|
Executive Council of the Episcopal Church
|
fixed terms as defined by canons of the Episcopal Church
→
|
|
Executive Council of the OPCW
|
two years
("memberTermLength")
→
|
|
FISC
|
7 years
("judgeTermLength")
→
|
|
FRB
|
14
("governorTermLengthYears")
→
|
|
FRB
|
4
("chairTermLengthYears")
→
|
|
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
|
4 years
→
|
|
Federal Chancellor of Austria
|
no fixed term
→
|
|
Federal Chancellor of Austria
|
serves at the pleasure of the Federal President
→
|
|
Federal Communications Commission
|
5 years
("commissionerTermLength")
→
|
|
Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
|
12 years
("judgeTermLength")
→
|
|
Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
|
12 years
("termLengthOfJudges")
→
|
|
Federal Council (Austria)
|
varies with composition of provincial parliaments
→
|
|
Federal Election Commission
|
6-year staggered terms for commissioners
→
|
|
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany
|
no fixed term
→
|
|
Federal Parliament of Belgium
|
4 years
("hasLegislativeTermForChamberOfRepresentatives")
→
|
|
Federal Parliament of Nepal
|
5 years
("termLengthLowerHouse")
→
|
|
Federal Reserve Board governors
|
14 years
→
|
|
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
|
14 years
→
|
|
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
|
4 years
("chairTermLength")
→
|
|
Federal Trade Commission
|
7 years
("commissionerTermLength")
→
|
|
Federation Council of Russia
|
no fixed term for the body as a whole
→
|
|
First Chamber
|
4 years
→
|
|
First Minister of Northern Ireland
|
no fixed term
→
|
|
First Minister of Northern Ireland
|
serves at the pleasure of the Northern Ireland Assembly
→
|
|
First Minister of Scotland
|
no fixed term
→
|
|
First Minister of Scotland
|
serves while commanding confidence of the Scottish Parliament
→
|
|
First Minister of Wales
|
serves while commanding confidence of the Senedd
→
|
|
First Minister of Wales
|
up to 5 years, dependent on Senedd term
→
|
|
First Sea Lord
|
not fixed
→
|
|
First Vice President of the Council of the State
|
same as Council of State term
→
|
|
First Vice-President of the International Criminal Court
|
three years
→
|
|
Flemish Parliament
|
5 years
→
|
|
Florida Legislature
|
2 years
("houseTermLength")
→
|
|
Florida Legislature
|
4 years
("senateTermLength")
→
|
|
Florida Senate
|
4 years
→
|
|
Florida Supreme Court
|
six-year terms for justices
→
|
|
Folketing
|
4 years
→
|
|
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
|
7 years
("termLengthOfJudges")
→
|
|
Frederick County Council
|
4 years
→
|
|
French Constitution of 1791
|
2 years
("legislativeTermLength")
→
|
|
French Constitution of 1791
|
two consecutive legislatures
("royalVetoDuration")
→
|
|
French Fifth Republic
|
5 years
("presidentialTermLength")
→
|
|
G20
|
1 year
("presidencyTermLength")
→
|
|
Gemeinderat (Bern)
|
4 years
("hasTermLength")
→
|
|
General Council
|
4 years
→
|
|
General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board
|
4 years
→
|
|
General Court
|
six years, renewable
("termLengthOfJudges")
→
|
|
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
|
five years (de facto, tied to Party Congress cycle)
→
|
|
General Synod
|
5 years
→
|
|
Georgia General Assembly
|
2 years
("termLengthUpperHouseMembers")
→
|
|
Georgia General Assembly
|
2 years
("termLengthLowerHouseMembers")
→
|
|
Georgia House of Representatives
|
2 years
→
|
|
Georgia State Senate
|
2 years
→
|
|
Global Forum on Migration and Development
|
one year
("chairmanshipDuration")
→
|
|
Government Accountability Office
|
15 years
("chiefExecutiveTermLength")
→
|
|
Government of Argentina
|
4 years
("presidentialTermLength")
→
|
|
Government of Argentina
|
4 years
("chamberOfDeputiesTermLength")
→
|
|
Government of Argentina
|
6 years
("senateTermLength")
→
|
|
Government of California
|
2 years
("termLengthAssemblyMember")
→
|
|
Government of California
|
4 years
("termLengthGovernor")
→
|
|
Government of California
|
4 years
("termLengthStateSenator")
→
|
|
Government of Colombia
|
4 years
("presidentialTermLength")
→
|
|
Government of Ecuador
|
4 years
("presidentialTermLength")
→
|
|
Government of Guatemala
|
4 years
("presidentialTermLength")
→
|
|
Government of Michigan
|
4 years
("hasGovernorTermLength")
→
|
|
Government of Oregon
|
2 years for state representatives
("hasLegislativeTermLength")
→
|
|
Government of Oregon
|
4 years
("hasGovernorTermLength")
→
|
|
Government of Oregon
|
4 years for state senators
("hasLegislativeTermLength")
→
|
|
Government of Slovakia
|
up to 4 years
→
|
|
Government of the City of Los Angeles
|
4 years
("councilMemberTermLength")
→
|
|
Government of the State of New Jersey
|
4 years
("governorTermLength")
→
|
|
Governor General of Canada
|
usually five years
→
|
|
Governor of Alaska
|
4 years
→
|
|
Governor of Arkansas
|
4 years
→
|
|
Governor of Bangkok
|
4 years
→
|
|
Governor of Bermuda
|
at His Majesty’s pleasure
→
|
|
Governor of California
|
4 years
→
|
|
Governor of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
|
5 years
→
|
|
Governor of Florida
|
4 years
→
|
|
Governor of Gibraltar
|
typically about four years (not fixed in law)
→
|
|
Governor of Guam
|
4 years
→
|
|
Governor of Haryana
|
5 years
→
|
|
Governor of Illinois
|
4 years
→
|
|
Governor of Indiana
|
4 years
→
|
|
Governor of Iowa
|
4 years
→
|
|
Governor of Maryland
|
4 years
→
|
|
Governor of Massachusetts
|
4 years
→
|
|
Governor of Nevada
|
4 years
→
|
|
Governor of New Jersey
|
4 years
→
|
|
Governor of New York
|
4 years
→
|
|
Governor of North Carolina
|
4 years
→
|
|
Governor of Oregon
|
4 years
→
|
|
Governor of Puerto Rico
|
4 years
→
|
|
Governor of Queensland
|
5 years
("typicalTermLength")
→
|
|
Governor of Queensland
|
at His Majesty’s pleasure
→
|
|
Governor of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
|
typically 3 to 5 years
→
|
|
Governor of Sindh
|
5 years (as provided in the Constitution of Pakistan)
→
|
|
Governor of Texas
|
4 years
→
|
|
Governor of Tokyo
|
4 years
→
|
|
Governor of Veracruz
|
6 years
→
|
|
Governor of Virginia
|
4 years
→
|
|
Governor of Western Australia
|
at the King’s pleasure
→
|
|
Governor of the Bank of England
|
8 years
→
|
|
Governor of the Cayman Islands
|
at His Majesty’s pleasure
→
|
|
Governor of the Straits Settlements
|
not fixed
→
|
|
Governor of the United States Virgin Islands
|
4 years
→
|
|
Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda
|
at His Majesty’s pleasure
→
|
|
Governor-General of Australia
|
5 years
("typicalTermLength")
→
|
|
Governor-General of Australia
|
at the monarch's pleasure
→
|
|
Governor-General of Grenada
|
at His Majesty’s pleasure
→
|
|
Governor-General of Jamaica
|
at His Majesty’s pleasure
→
|
|
Governor-General of Malta
|
served at the monarch’s pleasure
→
|
|
Governor-General of New Zealand
|
normally five years
→
|
|
Governor-General of Papua New Guinea
|
6 years
→
|
|
Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
serves at pleasure of the monarch
→
|
|
Governor-General of Saint Lucia
|
at His Majesty’s pleasure
→
|
|
Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
at His Majesty’s pleasure
→
|
|
Governor-General of Solomon Islands
|
5 years
→
|
|
Governor-General of the Bahamas
|
at His Majesty’s pleasure
→
|
|
Governor-General_of_Belize
|
at_His_Majesty’s_pleasure
→
|
|
Grand Council of Geneva
|
5 years
→
|
|
Grand Duke of Luxembourg
|
life tenure
→
|
|
Grand National Assembly of Turkey
|
5 years
→
|
|
Grand Pensionary
|
usually five years
→
|
|
Greenfield Community College
|
two years
("degreeLength")
→
|
|
Guam Legislature
|
2 years
→
|
|
Halden municipal council
|
4 years
→
|
|
Hellenic Parliament
|
4 years
→
|
|
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
|
5 years
→
|
|
High Sheriff of Gloucestershire
|
one year
("officeHolderTermLength")
→
|
|
High Sheriff of Lancashire
|
one year
→
|
|
House Democratic Caucus Chair
|
varies according to House Democratic Caucus rules
→
|
|
House Majority Whip
|
varies by party rules and Congress
→
|
|
House Minority Leader
|
serves at the pleasure of the minority party caucus without a fixed constitutional term
→
|
|
House Minority Whip
|
varies according to party rules and House terms
→
|
|
House Republican Policy Committee Chair
|
typically serves for a Congress (two-year term), subject to conference rules
→
|
|
House of Assembly of Barbados
|
5 years
→
|
|
House of Assembly of Bermuda
|
up to 5 years
→
|
|
House of Assembly of Dominica
|
5 years
→
|
|
House of Assembly of South Australia
|
4 years
→
|
|
House of Assembly of Tasmania
|
4 years
→
|
|
House of Commons of Canada
|
5 years
("constitutionalMaximumTerm")
→
|
|
House of Commons of Canada
|
up to 4 years
→
|
|
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
|
up to five years
→
|
|
House of Councillors
|
6 years
→
|
|
House of Deputies
|
three years
→
|
|
House of Keys
|
5 years
→
|
|
House of Representatives (Japan)
|
4 years
→
|
|
House of Representatives (Netherlands)
|
4 years
→
|
|
House of Representatives of Australia
|
up to 3 years
→
|
|
House of Representatives of Grenada
|
5 years
→
|
|
House of Representatives of Jamaica
|
5 years
→
|
|
House of Representatives of Japan
|
4 years
("hasTermLength")
→
|
|
House of Representatives of Liberia
|
6 years
→
|
|
House of Representatives of Nepal
|
5 years
→
|
|
House of Representatives of Nigeria
|
4 years
→
|
|
House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
|
4 years
→
|
|
House of Representatives of the Netherlands
|
4 years
→
|
|
House of Representatives of the Philippines
|
3 years
→
|
|
House_of_Representatives_of_Belize
|
5_years
→
|
|
ICAO Council
|
3 years
→
|
|
IETF Area Director
|
approximately two years
("hasTermLength")
→
|
|
IOC President
|
4 years (subsequent terms)
→
|
|
IOC President
|
8 years (first term)
→
|
|
ITU Secretary-General
|
4 years
→
|
|
Illinois General Assembly
|
2 years
("houseTermLength")
→
|
|
Illinois General Assembly
|
4 years
("senateTermLength")
→
|
|
Illinois House of Representatives
|
2 years
→
|
|
Illinois Senate
|
4 years (staggered terms under 10-4-4 cycle)
→
|
|
Illinois Supreme Court
|
10 years for justices
→
|
|
Illinois Supreme Court
|
3 years for Chief Justice
→
|
|
Inatsisartut
|
4 years
→
|
|
Independent Experts
|
usually three years
→
|
|
Indiana House of Representatives
|
2 years
→
|
|
Indiana Senate
|
4 years
→
|
|
Indiana Supreme Court
|
10 years (retention term for justices)
→
|
|
Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Labor
|
indefinite, subject to removal
→
|
|
Insurance Commissioner of California
|
4 years
→
|
|
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
|
4 years
→
|
|
Inter-American Court of Human Rights
|
6 years
("judgeTermLength")
→
|
|
International Court of Justice
|
9 years
("judgeTermLength")
→
|
|
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
|
9 years
("termLengthOfJudges")
→
|
|
Iowa General Assembly
|
2 years
("termLengthLowerHouse")
→
|
|
Iowa General Assembly
|
4 years
("termLengthUpperHouse")
→
|
|
Iowa House of Representatives
|
2 years
→
|
|
Iowa Senate
|
4 years
→
|
|
Iowa Supreme Court
|
8 years
→
|
|
Iowa Western Community College
|
two years
("degreeLength")
→
|
|
Italian Constitutional Court
|
3 years
("presidentTermLength")
→
|
|
Italian Constitutional Court
|
9 years
→
|
|
Jackson College
|
two-year programs
("degreeLength")
→
|
|
James K. Polk
|
4 years
→
|
|
Jatiya Sangsad
|
5 years
→
|
|
Jordanian Parliament
|
4 years
("termLengthLowerHouse")
→
|
|
Junior Deacon
|
one year in many jurisdictions
→
|
|
Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan
|
until mandatory retirement age
→
|
|
Karnataka Legislative Assembly
|
5 years
→
|
|
King of Cambodia
|
life tenure
→
|
|
King of Papua New Guinea
|
life tenure
→
|
|
King of the Belgians
|
for life
→
|
|
King of the Netherlands
|
life tenure
→
|
|
King's Commissioner
|
six years
→
|
|
Kip
|
World War II bomb disposal units
("timeInService")
→
|
|
Knesset
|
4 years
→
|
|
Landtag of Bavaria
|
5 years
→
|
|
Landtag of Hesse
|
5 years
→
|
|
Landtag of Lower Saxony
|
5 years
→
|
|
Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
|
5 years
("electoralTermLength")
→
|
|
Landtage of the Austrian federal states
|
typically 5 years
→
|
|
Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal
|
depends on party confidence
→
|
|
Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal
|
not fixed by law
→
|
|
Leader of the Conservative Party (UK)
|
no fixed term
→
|
|
Leader of the House of Commons
|
at His Majesty’s pleasure
("hasTermLength")
→
|
|
Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand)
|
at the pleasure of their party
→
|
|
Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand)
|
serves while leading the largest party not in government
→
|
|
Leader of the Opposition (Portugal)
|
serves as long as they lead the largest party not in government
→
|
|
Leader of the Opposition (UK)
|
no fixed term
→
|
|
Leader of the Opposition (UK)
|
serves while leader of the largest non‑government party in the Commons
→
|
|
Lebanese Parliament
|
4 years
→
|
|
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
|
up to 4 years
→
|
|
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
|
up to 4 years
→
|
|
Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica
|
4 years
→
|
|
Legislative Assembly of El Salvador
|
3 years
→
|
|
Legislative Assembly of Madeira
|
4 years
→
|
|
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
|
up to 4 years
→
|
|
Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
|
approximately four years
→
|
|
Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico
|
4 years
→
|
|
Legislative Assembly of Queensland
|
4 years
→
|
|
Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg
|
5 years
→
|
|
Legislative Assembly of the Azores
|
4 years
("hasTermLength")
→
|
|
Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands
|
4 years
→
|
|
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
|
4 years
→
|
|
Legislative Council of South Australia
|
8 years
→
|
|
Legislative Council of Tasmania
|
6 years
→
|
|
Legislative Council of the Isle of Man
|
5
("termLengthYears")
→
|
|
Legislative Yuan
|
4 years
→
|
|
Legislature of the Virgin Islands
|
2 years
→
|
|
Lieutenant Governor of Alaska
|
4 years
→
|
|
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
|
about five years
("typicalTermLength")
→
|
|
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
|
serves at the pleasure of the Governor General
→
|
|
Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
|
at the pleasure of the President of India
→
|
|
Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
|
commonly five years, subject to continuation by President
→
|
|
Lieutenant Governor of California
|
4 years
→
|
|
Lieutenant Governor of California
|
two terms
("termLimitDetails")
→
|
|
Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
|
4 years
→
|
|
Lieutenant Governor of Delhi
|
5 years
→
|
|
Lieutenant Governor of Florida
|
4 years
→
|
|
Lieutenant Governor of Guam
|
4 years
("officeTermLength")
→
|
|
Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
|
typically 5 years
→
|
|
Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
|
4 years
→
|
|
Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
|
4 years
→
|
|
Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
|
4 years
→
|