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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Governor of Delaware canonical 6
President of Delaware 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf public office
state executive office
appliesToJurisdiction Delaware
appointedBy voters of Delaware
branch Executive branch of Delaware
chiefExecutiveOf Executive branch of Delaware
commanderInChiefOf Delaware National Guard
country United States of America
duty faithfully execute the laws of Delaware
firstOfficeHolder John McKinly
firstOfficeHolderStartTime 1777
flag Flag of the Governor of Delaware
hasComponent Governor’s staff
Office of the Governor of Delaware
hasJurisdiction State of Delaware
linked to: Delaware
headOfGovernmentFor Delaware
headOfStateFor Delaware
inception 1776
insignia Seal of the Governor of Delaware
linked to: Seal of Delaware
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalBasis Constitution of Delaware
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Delaware
memberOf Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council (ex officio)
National Governors Association
nativeLabel Governor of the State of Delaware
officeCreatedBy Delaware Constitution of 1776
officeHolder John Carney
officeHolderStartTime January 17, 2017
oversees Delaware executive departments
Delaware state agencies
partOf Government of Delaware
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
seat Dover, Delaware
selectionMethod popular vote
style The Honorable
subordinateOffice Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
termLength 4 years
termLimit two consecutive terms
worksWith Delaware General Assembly
Delaware Supreme Court

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Delaware General Assembly canBeConveneBy Governor of Delaware
Delaware General Assembly canOverrideVetoOf Governor of Delaware
John Dickinson positionHeld President of Delaware
subject linked to: President of Pennsylvania
linked to: Governor of Delaware
Government of Delaware headOfGovernment Governor of Delaware
Government of Delaware executiveLeaderTitle Governor of Delaware
Caesar Rodney positionHeld President of Delaware
linked to: Governor of Delaware
Office of the Governor of Delaware headedBy Governor of Delaware