- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Executive Branch: Overview
- Creator:
- Allen, Lee M.
- Date of Original:
- 2005-02-11
- Subject:
- Georgia--Politics and government
Governors--Georgia
State governments--Officials and employees
Secretaries of State (State governments)--Georgia
Perdue, Sonny, 1946-
Handel, Karen
Baker, Thurbert E.
Cox, Kathy, 1964- - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article providing an overview of the executive branch of the state of Georgia. The governor of Georgia, currently Sonny Perdue, is the chief executive officer of a vast modern enterprise. The need for specialized expertise in governing and coordinating society means that Georgia's governor must work with a variety of other elected officials and appointed administrators. Article 5 of the Georgia Constitution, adopted in 1983, establishes an executive branch of government with more than 100,000 employees directed by a governor who serves a four-year term of office.
GSE identifier: SS8CG1 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/executive-branch-overview/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Executive Branch: Overview," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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