Governor of West Virginia - Head of State Executive [2] and his commander in chief of the [3] . He is responsible for enforcing state laws [4] , having the power to approve or veto bills passed by the legislature [5] , convene the legislature at any time [6] and, except in cases that are prosecuted by the House of Delegates , pardon and deferral of death [7] .
| Governor of West Virginia | |
|---|---|
| English Governor of West Virginia | |
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 Position takes Jim Justice from January 16, 2017 | |
| Appeal form | His Excellency |
| Official residence | |
| Assigned | by direct election |
| Term of office | 4 years with the right of one re-election |
| Salary | $ 150,000 (2014) [1] |
| Post has appeared | June 20, 1863 |
| First in position | |
| Site | www.governor.wv.gov |
Since the advent of West Virginia, 33 people have held the post of governor for 35 terms. Arch Alfred Moore and re-elected once in a row. Six governors served two or more terms. Mor served the longest: three terms with a total duration of more than twelve years. The first governor, served two consecutive terms, resigning a week before the end of the third. was the chairman of the Senate at that time: having filled the remaining seven days of Bormann's term, he remains the governor who served the least. Underwood is distinguished by the fact that it is both the youngest (34 years old at the beginning of his first term) and the oldest (74 years old at the beginning of his second term; 78 years at the end of his second term in 2001) as a governor ever elected and served in US history.
The current governor is Earl Ray Tomblin . He took office on November 13, 2011 after winning an on October 4 of that year [8] . Tomblin, as chairman of the state senate , served as governor from November 15, 2010 to November 13, 2011 after the resignation of Joe Manchin for the senate seat .
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Governor post
West Virginia was originally part of one of 13 colonies - Virginia . During the Civil War, the northwestern districts of Virginia separated and formed a new state, which was accepted into the United States on June 20, 1863. Two more Virginia counties - Berkeley and Jefferson - became part of the state on March 10, 1866.
A candidate for governor may be a US citizen aged 30 years or older who has been living in West Virginia for at least five years at the time of his inauguration [9] . , ratified in 1872, provides for a four-year term in office for a governor beginning on Monday after the second Wednesday of January of the year following the election year. [9] The first edition of the constitution of West Virginia indicated the term of office of the governor equal to only two years [10] .
not listed in the state constitution; if the post of governor becomes vacant, his duties are performed by the chairman of the state senate . If at the time of vacancy the term of the governor remains undeserved for more than a year, new elections are held; otherwise, the remainder of the term shall be served by the chairman of the state senate [11] . A law passed in 2000 conferred the honorary title of vice governor on the Senate Chairperson [12] , but this title is rarely used in practice, and the terms of office of the Senate Chairperson for West Virginia do not correspond to those of the Governor. The same law states that, in succession, the next after the chairman of the state senate is the speaker of the house of delegates , followed by the state attorney general, state auditor and (in the reverse order of office) former governors residing in the state during vacancy [12] .
List
Democratic Party (21)
Republican Party (15)
Independent (1)
| No. | Portrait | Governor [13] | Start of term | End of term | Terms [K 1] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | 1823-1896 | June 20, 1863 | February 26, 1869 | 2 1 ⁄ 2 [K 2] | ||
| 2 | 1819-1892 | February 26, 1869 | March 4, 1869 | 1 ⁄ 2 [K 3] | ||
| 3 | 1820-1883 | March 4, 1869 | March 4, 1871 | 2 | ||
| four | 1829-1893 | March 4, 1871 | March 4, 1877 | 2 [K 4] [K 5] | ||
| five | 1834-1884 | March 4, 1877 | March 4, 1881 | one | ||
| 6 | 1829-1893 | March 4, 1881 | March 4, 1885 | one | ||
| 7 | 1844-1905 | March 4, 1885 | February 5, 1890 | one [K 6] | ||
| eight | [19] 1839-1923 | February 5, 1890 | March 4, 1893 | one | ||
| 9 | 1857-1930 | March 4, 1893 | March 4, 1897 | one | ||
| ten | 1845-1925 | March 4, 1897 | March 4, 1901 | one | ||
| eleven | 1856-1941 | March 4, 1901 | March 4, 1905 | one | ||
| 12 | 1853-1916 | March 4, 1905 | March 4, 1909 | one | ||
| 13 | 1862-1925 | March 4, 1909 | March 4, 1913 | one | ||
| 14 | 1875-1962 | March 4, 1913 | March 4, 1917 | one | ||
| 15 | 1867-1953 | March 4, 1917 | March 4, 1921 | one | ||
| sixteen | 1869-1950 | March 4, 1921 | March 4, 1925 | one | ||
| 17 | 1877-1947 | March 4, 1925 | March 4, 1929 | one | ||
| 18 | 1866-1940 | March 4, 1929 | March 4, 1933 | one | ||
| nineteen | 1877-1962 | March 4, 1933 | January 18, 1937 | one | ||
| 20 | 1898-1975 | January 18, 1937 | January 13, 1941 | one | ||
| 21 | 1874-1958 | January 13, 1941 | January 15, 1945 | one | ||
| 22 | 1904-1961 | January 15, 1945 | January 17, 1949 | one | ||
| 23 | 1898-1989 | January 17, 1949 | January 19, 1953 | one | ||
| 24 | 1918-1965 | January 19, 1953 | January 14, 1957 | one | ||
| 25 | 1922-2008 | January 14, 1957 | January 16, 1961 | one | ||
| 26 | 1911-2002 | January 16, 1961 | January 18, 1965 | one | ||
| 27 | Hewlett smith 1918-2012 | January 18, 1965 | January 13, 1969 | one | ||
| 28 | Arch Alfred Moore 1923—2015 | January 13, 1969 | January 17, 1977 | 2 | ||
| 29th | Jay Rockefeller genus. 1937 | January 17, 1977 | January 14, 1985 | 2 | ||
| thirty | Arch Alfred Moore 1923—2015 | January 14, 1985 | January 16, 1989 | one | ||
| 31 | genus. 1940 | January 16, 1989 | January 13, 1997 | 2 | ||
| 32 | 1922-2008 | January 13, 1997 | January 15, 2001 | one | ||
| 33 | Bob wise genus. 1948 | January 15, 2001 | January 17, 2005 | one | ||
| 34 | Joe Manchin genus. 1947 | January 17, 2005 | November 15, 2010 | 1 1 ⁄ 2 [K 7] | ||
| 35 | Earl Ray Tomblin genus. 1952 | November 15, 2010 | January 16, 2017 | 1 1 ⁄ 2 [K 8] | ||
| 36 | Jim Justice genus. 1951 | January 16, 2017 | Acting | |||
Other Governor Positions
This table lists the governors elected to Congress . All House members and senators represented West Virginia. None of the governors of West Virginia held other federal posts.
- * Positions for which the governor resigned.
- ^ Positions from which the governor has resigned.
| Governor | Governor Term | House of Representatives | The senate | A source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1863-1869 | - | * | [14] | |
| 1897-1901 | - | [20] | ||
| 1913-1917 | - | [21] | ||
| 1941-1945 | ^ | [22] | ||
| Arch Alfred Moore (Jr.) | 1969-1977 1985-1989 | - | [23] | |
| Jay Rockefeller | 1977-1985 | - | [24] | |
| Bob wise | 2001-2005 | - | [25] | |
| Joe Manchin | 2005—2010 | - | * | [26] |
Notes
Comments
- ↑ The fraction of the terms of the governor means that he left the post before the end of the term due to resignation, death, etc.
- ↑ He resigned to run for Senate election and won. [14] [15]
- ↑ As chairman of the state senate, he filled out the remainder of his predecessor's term. [sixteen]
- ↑ Jacob was re-elected for a second term under the terms of the 1872 state constitution, which extended the governor's term from two to four years.
- ↑ Jacob was elected for the first term as a member of the Democratic Party, and for the second - as an independent politician.
- ↑ Not re-elected for a second term in 1888, but remained in office until the end of the investigation on the disputed election results. [17] [18]
- ↑ He resigned for a seat in the Senate .
- ↑ As chairman of the state senate, he served as governor from November 15, 2010 to November 13, 2011, when he held his gubernatorial inauguration after winning the on October 4, 2011. [8] [11]
Sources
- ↑ Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries . (2014). Date of treatment January 18, 2015.
- ↑ Constitution of West Virginia . - Article 7, part 5. Date of appeal October 31, 2014.
- ↑ Constitution of West Virginia , Article 7, part 12.
- ↑ Constitution of West Virginia , Article 7, part 5.
- ↑ Constitution of West Virginia , Article 7, part 14.
- ↑ Constitution of West Virginia , Article 6, parts 18-19.
- ↑ Constitution of West Virginia , Article 7, part 11.
- ↑ 1 2 Earl Ray Tomblin Sworn in as W.Va. Governor (November 13, 2011). The appeal date is October 31, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 Constitution of West Virginia , Article 7, part 1.
- ↑ Amended Constitution of West Virginia: adopted by the Convention on February 18, 1863 = Amended constitution of West Virginia: adopted by the Convention February 18, 1863. - P. 18. - 46 p.
- ↑ 1 2 Constitution of West Virginia , Article 7, part 16.
- ↑ 1 2 HB 4781 (Enrolled March 11, 2009) . West Virginia Legislature, 2000 Sessions. The appeal date is January 17, 2015.
- ↑ Former Governors' Bios . . Date of treatment January 23, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Boreman, Arthur Ingram . . Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Date of treatment July 3, 2015.
- ↑ Arthur Ingram Boreman . Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Date of treatment January 17, 2015. Archived December 3, 2013.
- ↑ West Virginia Governor Daniel Duane Tompkins Farnsworth . . Archived January 9, 2011. (unavailable link from 16-06-2012 [2605 days])
- ↑ West Virginia Governor Emanuel Willis Wilson . United States Governors Association. Archived on October 20, 2009. (unavailable link from 16-06-2012 [2605 days])
- ↑ Emanuel Willis Wilson . Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Date of treatment January 18, 2015. Archived December 2, 2013.
- ↑ Aretas Brooks Fleming . Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Date of treatment January 18, 2015. Archived December 3, 2013.
- ↑ Atkinson, George Wesley . US Congressional Biographical Directory . Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Date of treatment July 3, 2015.
- ↑ Hatfield, Henry Drury . US Congressional Biographical Directory . Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Date of treatment July 3, 2015.
- ↑ Neely, Matthew Mansfield . US Congressional Biographical Directory . Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Date of treatment July 3, 2015.
- ↑ Moore, Arch Alfred, Jr. (eng.) . US Congressional Biographical Directory . Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Date of treatment July 3, 2015.
- ↑ Rockefeller, John Davison IV (Jay ) . US Congressional Biographical Directory . Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Date of treatment July 3, 2015.
- ↑ Wise, Robert Ellsworth, Jr. (eng.) . US Congressional Biographical Directory . Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Date of treatment July 3, 2015.
- ↑ Dems keep key Senate seat with Manchin win in WV . Houston Chronicle (November 2, 2010). Archived on November 7, 2010. (unavailable link from 20-10-2012 [2479 days])