Category:Governors of California

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The Governor of California is the chief executive of the California state government, commander-in-chief of the California National Guard and the California State Military Reserve, whose responsibilities also include making annual State of the State addresses to the California State Legislature, submitting the budget, and ensuring that state laws are enforced. The position was created in 1849, the year before California became a state. Governors are elected by popular ballot and serve terms of four years, with a limit of two terms, if served after November 6, 1990.