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'{{use mdy dates|date=January 2014}} {{cite check|date=April 2013}} {{infobox official post |post = Governor |body = New Jersey |insignia = Seal of New Jersey.svg |insigniasize = 125px |insigniacaption = Seal of New Jersey |imagesize = 150px |image = Chris Christie 2011 Shankbone.JPG |incumbent = [[Chris Christie]] |incumbentsince = January 19, 2010 |style = The Honorable |termlength = Four years, renewable once consecutively |residence = [[Drumthwacket]] |formation = [[New Jersey State Constitution]] |inaugural = [[William Livingston]]<br/>1776 |website = [http://www.state.nj.us/governor/ Office of the Governor] }} The '''Office of the Governor of New Jersey''' is head of the executive branch of [[Government of New Jersey|New Jersey's state government]]. The office of [[Governor (United States)|governor]] is an elected position, for which elected officials serve four-year terms. Governors cannot be elected to more than two ''consecutive'' terms, but there is no limit on the total number of terms they may serve.<ref name=FAQ>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nj.gov/faqs/gov/index.html|title=Frequently Asked Questions|accessdate=July 5, 2011}}</ref> The official residence for the governor is [[Drumthwacket]], a mansion located in [[Princeton, New Jersey]]; the office of the governor is at the [[New Jersey State House]] in Trenton. The first Governor of New Jersey was [[William Livingston]], who served from August 31, 1776 to July 25, 1790. The current governor is [[Chris Christie]], who assumed office on January 19, 2010, and was elected for his second term on November 5, 2013. ==Role== The governor is directly elected by the voters to become the political and ceremonial head of the state. The governor performs the [[executive (government)|executive]] functions of the state, and is not directly subordinate to the federal authorities. The governor assumes additional roles, such as being the [[Commander-in-Chief]] of the [[New Jersey National Guard]] forces (when they are not federalized). Unlike many other states that have elections for some [[Cabinet (government)|cabinet]]-level positions, under the [[New Jersey Constitution]] the governor and [[Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey|lieutenant governor]] are the only officials elected on a statewide basis. Much like the [[President of the United States]], the governor appoints the entire cabinet, subject to confirmation by the [[New Jersey Senate]]. More importantly, under the New Jersey constitution, the governor appoints all superior court judges and county prosecutors, although this is done with strong consideration of the preferences of the individual state senators who represent the district where vacancies arise. The Governor is also responsible for appointing two constitutionally created officers, the [[New Jersey Attorney General]] and the [[Secretary of State of New Jersey]], with the approval of the senate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Constitution of New Jersey|url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/New_Jersey_Constitution_of_1947#SECTION_IV_2|quote=Article V, Section IV, paragraph 3 amended effective January 17, 2006.|year=1947|accessdate=2008-08-26}}</ref> State law allows for a maximum salary of $175,000.<ref name=FAQ/> [[Jon Corzine]] accepted a token salary of $1 per year as Governor.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/04/nyregion/04goldman.html|title=The Goldman Sachs Crew That’s Helping Run Trenton Government|last=Chen|first=David W.|date=October 4, 2006|work=Article|publisher=[[New York Times Company]]|pages=2|accessdate=2008-08-26}}</ref> [[Jim McGreevey]], his predecessor, took home an annual salary of $157,000.<ref>[http://www.njfaq.com/njfaq4a5.shtml Frequently Asked Questions: What is the Governor of New Jersey's salary?], accessed October 5, 2006.</ref> ==Lieutenant governor== {{Main|Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey}} On Election Day, November 8, 2005, the voters passed an amendment to the [[New Jersey State Constitution]] that created the position of [[Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey]], effective with the 2009 elections. Before this amendment was passed, the [[President of the Senate|president of the]] [[New Jersey Senate]] would have become governor or acting governor in the event that office of governor became vacant. This dual position was more powerful than that of an elected governor, as the individual would have had a major role in legislative and executive processes. As a result of the constitutional amendment passed in 2005, Governor [[Richard Codey]] was the final person to wield such power. Monmouth Sheriff [[Kim Guadagno]] was sworn in as New Jersey's first Lieutenant Governor, on January 19, 2010, under Governor Chris Christie. ==Current cabinet== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" ! Department !! Office !! Incumbent !! In office since |- |Department of State |[[Secretary of State of New Jersey|Secretary of State]] |[[Kim Guadagno]] |January 19, 2010 |- |[[New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety|Department of Law and Public Safety]] |[[New Jersey Attorney General|Attorney General]] |[[John Jay Hoffman]] (acting) | |- |[[Department of the Treasury]] |[[State Treasurer]] |[[Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff]] |March 2, 2010 |- |[[New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs|Department of Military and Veterans Affairs]] |Adjutant General |Brig. Gen. [[Michael L. Cunniff]] |December 16, 2011 |- |Department of Human Services |Commissioner of Human Services |[[Jennifer Velez]] |June 21, 2007 |- |[[New Jersey Department of Agriculture|Department of Agriculture]] |Secretary of Agriculture |[[Douglas H. Fisher|Douglas Fisher]] |March 7, 2009 |- |Department of Banking and Insurance |Commissioner of Banking and Insurance |[[Kenneth E. Kobylowski]] |February 10, 2012 |- |[[Department of Transportation]] |[[Commissioner of Transportation]] |[[Jamie Fox]] |September 22, 2014 |- |[[New Jersey Department of Education|Department of Education]] |Commissioner of Education |[[David Hespe]] (acting) |March 20, 2014 |- |Department of Labor and Workforce Development |Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development |[[Harold J. Wirths]] |May 24, 2010 |- |[[New Jersey Department of Health|Department of Health]] |Commissioner of Health |[[Mary E. O'Dowd]] |June 3, 2011 |- |Department of Children and Families |Commissioner of Children and Families |[[Allison Blake]] |July 30, 2010 |- |[[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection|Department of Environmental Protection]] |Commissioner of Environmental Protection |[[Bob Martin (politician)|Bob Martin]] |January 19, 2010 |- |[[New Jersey Department of Corrections|Department of Corrections]] |Commissioner of Corrections |[[Gary Lanigan]] |March 22, 2010 |- |[[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs|Department of Community Affairs]] |Commissioner of Community Affairs |[[Rich Constable|Richard E. Constable, III]] |January 2, 2012 |- |[[Office of the State Comptroller]] |State Comptroller |[[Marc Larkins]] (acting) |December 2013 |- |[[Office of the Secretary of Higher Education]] |Secretary |[[Rochelle Hendricks]] |May 2011 |- |[[Motor Vehicle Commission]] |Chair and Chief Administrator |[[Raymond Martinez]] |February 1, 2010 |- |[[Civil Service Commission]] |Chair |[[Robert Czech]] |February 22, 2010 |- |[[Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness]] |Director |[[Edward Dickson (New Jersey politician)|Edward Dickson]] |February 2012 |- |[[Board of Public Utilities]] |President |[[Dianne Solomon]] |June 27, 2013 |- |[[Economic Development Authority]] |Chief Executive Officer |Michele Brown |October 2012 |- |[[New Jersey State Police]] |Superintendent |Col. [[Joseph R. Fuentes]] |June 2, 2003 |} ==Center on the American Governor== The Center on the American Governor,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://governors.rutgers.edu/|author=[[Eagleton Institute of Politics]]|publisher=[[Rutgers University]]|title=Center on the American Governor|work=[[Eagleton Institute of Politics]]|location=[[New Brunswick, New Jersey]], USA|year=2011|accessdate=November 10, 2011}}</ref> at [[Rutgers University|Rutgers']] [[Eagleton Institute of Politics]], was established in 2006 to study the governors of New Jersey and, to a lesser degree, the governors of other states. Currently the program features extensive archives of documents and pictures from the Byrne and Kean administrations, video interviews with many members of the respective administrations, some information on other American governors, and news updates on current governors (of all 50 states). The project is in the process of creating new archives, similar to the Byrne and Kean archives, for later administrations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://governors.rutgers.edu/about.php|author=[[Eagleton Institute of Politics]]|title=About the Center on the American Governor|publisher=[[Rutgers University]]|location=[[New Brunswick, New Jersey]], USA|year=2011|work=Center on the [[Governor (United States)|American Governor]]|accessdate=November 10, 2011}}</ref> ==See also== {{Wikipedia books|Governors of New Jersey}} *[[List of Governors of New Jersey]] *[[List of colonial governors of New Jersey]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{official website|http://www.state.nj.us/governor/}} {{US Chief Executives}} {{Governors of New Jersey}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Governor Of New Jersey}} [[Category:Governors of New Jersey|*]] [[Category:State constitutional officers of New Jersey|Governor]]'