Oregon Governor

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The governor is the chief executive of Oregon.

The governor is elected to a four-year term and is limited to two terms in office. The governor must be a U.S. citizen, at least 30 years old, and an Oregon resident for three years before taking office.

The governor provides leadership, planning and coordination for the executive branch of state government. He appoints many department and agency heads within the executive branch and appoints members to more than 200 policymaking, regulatory and advisory boards and commissions.

The governor proposes a two-year budget to the legislature, recommends a legislative program to each regular session and may also call special sessions. He reviews all bills passed by the legislature and may veto measures he believes are not in the public interest.

The governor chairs both the State Land Board, which manages state-owned lands, and the Progress Board, which sets strategic goals for Oregon. The governor directs state government’s coordination with local and federal governments and is commander-in-chief of the state’s military forces.

If the office of governor becomes vacant, the office passes, in order, to the secretary of state, state treasurer, president of the Senate and speaker of the House of Representatives. There is no lieutenant governor in Oregon.

The Oregon Constitution charges the governor with faithfully executing the laws, making recommendations to the legislature and transacting all necessary business of government. The governor may veto bills of the legislature and shall fill vacancies by appointment. The governor appoints judges to fill vacancies in judicial office, has extradition authority and may grant reprieves, commutations and pardons of criminal sentences.

The current Governor is Ted Kulongoski. The term of office for governor is four years.

Contact Information

Ted Kulongoski, Governor
State Capitol Bldg.
900 Court St. NE

Salem, OR 97301-4047

Telephone: 503-378-3111
Fax: 503-378-8970
Records Officer Email: Leann Wilcox Staff Directory

List of Governors of Oregon

#	Name	Party	Term
1	John Whiteaker	Democratic	1859–1862
2	A. C. Gibbs	Republican	1862–1866
3	George L. Woods	Republican	1866–1870
4	La Fayette Grover	Democratic	1870–1877
5	Stephen F. Chadwick	Democratic	1877–1878
6	W. W. Thayer	Democratic	1878–1882
7	Z. F. Moody	Republican	1882–1887
8	Sylvester Pennoyer	Democratic-Populist	1887–1895
9	William Paine Lord	Republican	1895–1899
10	T. T. Geer	Republican	1899–1903
11	George E. Chamberlain	Democratic	1903–1909
12	Frank W. Benson	Republican	1909–1910
13	Jay Bowerman	Republican	1910–1911
14	Oswald West	Democratic	1911–1915
15	James Withycombe	Republican	1915–1919
16	Ben W. Olcott	Republican	1919–1923
17	Walter M. Pierce	Democratic	1923–1927
18	I. L. Patterson	Republican	1927–1929
19	A. W. Norblad	Republican	1929–1931
20	Julius L. Meier	Independent	1931–1935
21	Charles H. Martin	Democratic	1935–1939
22	Charles A. Sprague	Republican	1939–1943
23	Earl Snell	Republican	1943–1947
24	John H. Hall	Republican	1947–1949
25	Douglas McKay	Republican	1949–1952
26	Paul L. Patterson	Republican	1952–1956
27	Elmo Smith	Republican	1956–1957
28	Robert D. Holmes	Democratic	1957–1959
29	Mark Hatfield	Republican	1959–1967
30	Tom McCall	Republican	1967–1975
31	Robert W. Straub	Democratic	1975–1979
32	Victor G. Atiyeh	Republican	1979–1987
33	Neil Goldschmidt	Democratic	1987–1991
34	Barbara Roberts	Democratic	1991–1995
35	John Kitzhaber	Democratic	1995–2003
36	Ted Kulongoski	Democratic	2003—

External links

Office of the Governor - Official website

Present Duties and Responsibilities — brief summary of agency functions.
Agency History —a detailed history of the agency.
State Archives Holdings — select list of the agency's records in the custody of the State Archivist available for research.
State Library Publications — link to the Oregon State Library Catalog
Agency Subdivisions

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