
Governor of California
The governor of California is the head of government of the U.S. state of California. The governor is the commander-in-chief of the California National Guard and the California State... Wikipedia
- Type: Chief executive
- Status: Head of state, Head of government
- Member of: Cabinet, Regents of the University of California
- Residence: Governor's Mansion
- Seat: California State Capitol, (principal workplace), Stanford Mansion, (workplace and reception center)
- Nominator: Political parties
- Appointer: Popular vote
- Term length: 4 years, renewable once
- Constituting instrument: Constitution of California
- Precursor: Governor of the Californias, (New Spain), Governor of Alta California, (Mexico), Commander of the California Republic, U.S. military governor
- Inaugural holder: Peter Hardeman Burnett
- Formation: December 20, 1849
- Succession: Line of succession
- Deputy: Lieutenant Governor of California
- Salary: US$224,020 (2022)
- Website: Official site
- Data source: DuckDuckGo