The
governor of Florida
is the
head of state
and
government
of the
U.S. state
of
Florida
and the
commander-in-chief
of the state's military forces. The governor is also the head of the
executive branch
of the state government and is the chairman of the
gubernatorial cabinet
.
Ron DeSantis
is the 46th and current governor of Florida, in office since January 2019.
Florida had been a French and then a
Spanish colony
. It came under British control and then returned to Spanish control again after the
American Revolution
. It had many and multiple governors during these colonial periods of time. The British divided the state into
East Florida
and
West Florida
, each with its own head of state.
There were also five military governors during the colonial period time such as,
William P. Duval
,
John Eaton
,
Richard K. Call
,
Robert R. Reid
, and
John Branch
.
The governor has the power to enforce state laws and the duty to either approve or veto bills passed by the
Florida Legislature
or the
Florida Senate
to assemble the legislature and
grant pardons
, except in cases of
impeachment
.
Section 5 of the state's constitution states for a person to serve as governor must:
- be at least thirty years old.
- be a permanent resident in
Florida
for at least seven years.
Election process and gubernatorial terms
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The governor is elected by the people through the popular election to a four-year term, along with the lieutenant gubernatorial candidate or the incumbent
lieutenant governor of Florida
as their running mate. The gubernatorial candidate or incumbent governor must have the majority of the popular vote in order to win the election.
Under Section 5 of the state's constitution forbids anyone from being elected governor more than twice.
The
governor-elect
is the candidate who has won the state's gubernatorial election and is awaiting inauguration to become the governor.
The governor-elect, or incumbent governor immediately began their four-year team on inauguration day every four years in the month of January, along with the incumbent lieutenant governor and lieutenant governor-elect.
Gubernatorial line of succession
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If the governor dies, reigns, or is impeached, the
lieutenant governor
ranks first in the succession will assume the gubernatorial office and duties.
The
Florida Governor's Mansion
is the
official residence
of the governor and the state's first family. it has been the official residence of every governor since
Thomas LeRoy Collins
in 1956.
- William Dunn Moseley
- Thomas Brown
- James Broome
- Madison Perry
- John Milton
- Abraham Allison
- William Marvin
- David Shelby Walker
- Harrison Reed
- Ossian Hart
- Marcellus Stearns
- George Franklin Drew
- William Bloxham
- Edward Aylsworth Perry
- Francis Philip Fleming
- Henry Mitchell
- William Bloxham
- William Sherman Jennings
- Napoleon Broward
- Albert Waller Gilchrist
- Park Trammell
- Sidney Johnston Catts
- Cary Hardee
- John Wellborn Martin
- Doyle Elam Carlton
- David Sholtz
- Frederick Preston Cone
- Spessard Lindsey Holland
- Millard Fillmore Caldwell
- Fuller Warren
- Daniel Thomas McCarty
- Charley Eugene Johns
- Thomas LeRoy Collins
- Cecil Farris Bryant
- William Haydon Burns
- Claude Roy Kirk
- Reubin Askew
- Daniel Robert Graham
- John Mixson
- Bob Martinez
- Lawton Mainor Chiles
- Kenneth Hood MacKay
- John Ellis Bush
- Charlie Crist
- Rick Scott
- Ron DeSantis
List of living former governors of Florida
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