United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Allen, Lee M.2005-02-11Encyclopedia 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: SS8CG1text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Georgia--Politics and governmentGovernors--GeorgiaState governments--Officials and employeesSecretaries of State (State governments)--GeorgiaPerdue, Sonny, 1946-Handel, KarenBaker, Thurbert E.Cox, Kathy, 1964-Executive Branch: OverviewText