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The office of governor is the oldest public office in the state of North Carolina. Historians trace its origins to the appointment of Ralph Lane as the governor of the Roanoke Colony in 1585. [ 2 ] From 1622 to 1731, the Province of Carolina / Province of North Carolina had governors appointed by the colony's lords proprietors .
The governor of North Carolina is the head of government of the U.S. state of North Carolina and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. There have been 70 governors of North Carolina, with six serving non-consecutive terms, totaling 76 terms. The current governor is Democrat Josh Stein, who took office on January 1, 2025.
The government of North Carolina is divided into three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. These consist of the Council of State (led by the Governor), the bicameral legislature (called the General Assembly), and the state court system (headed by the North Carolina Supreme Court).
Gov. Josh Stein takes the oath of office in a ceremony in the State Capitol building in Raleigh on Jan. 1, 2025, with his wife Anne at his side and outgoing Gov. Roy Cooper, rear, looking on.
In 1964, during the administration of Governor Terry Sanford, the Asheville Chamber of Commerce donated the residence to the state government with the hope that the governors would spend more time, and pay more attention to, Western North Carolina. [1] The 6,000-square-foot (560 m 2) mansion sits on 18 acres (73,000 m 2) of land. [3]
Here’s the latest list of candidates in the 2024 elections who want to be North Carolina’s next governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general and serve in other statewide races.
A release from the White House says, “The Council of Governors was established by the National Defense Authorization Act of 2008 and formally created by Executive Order 13528 in 2010.
The lieutenant governor's office is located in the Hawkins-Hartness House (pictured) in Raleigh. The lieutenant governor is the only officer in North Carolina vested with responsibilities in both the executive and legislative branches of state government. [7] The constitution designates the lieutenant governor the President of the Senate. [42]