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The governor of Missouri is the head of government of the U.S. state of Missouri and the commander-in-chief of the Missouri National Guard. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Missouri Legislature, to convene the legislature and grant pardons, except in cases of impeachment.
This is a list of governors of Missouri since its territory became part of the United States. Thirty-eight of the governors have been Democratic. Fifteen have been Republican. One has been Liberal Republican.
Governor Hancock Lee Jackson succeeded to the governorship until an August 1857 special election, when Robert Stewart was elected. 7 Hamilton Gamble was appointed Provisional Governor by the Missouri State Convention in July 1861.
57th Governor of Missouri. Governor Parson is a veteran who served six years in the U.S. Army. He served more than 22 years in law enforcement as the sheriff of Polk County. He also served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2005-2011, in the Missouri Senate from 2011-2017, and as Lieutenant Governor in 2017-2018.
The governor of Missouri is the head of government of the U.S. state of Missouri and the commander-in-chief of the Missouri National Guard. The governor has a d...
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Michael Lynn Parson (born September 17, 1955) is an American politician serving as the 57th governor of Missouri since 2018. A member of the Republican Party, Parson assumed the governorship when Eric Greitens resigned, under whom he had served as lieutenant governor from 2017 to 2018.
The Governor of the State of Missouri is an elected constitutional officer, the head of the executive branch and the highest state office in Missouri. The Governor is popularly elected every four years by a plurality and is limited to two terms.
Find information about Missouri’s statewide elected officials, get links to the House of Representatives and Senate, and look up legislators.
0:02. 2:10. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Republican Mike Kehoe will be the next governor of Missouri, according to The Associated Press. Kehoe, appointed lieutenant governor in 2018, took an early lead ...