Governor of North Carolina
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The Governor of North Carolina is the top executive of the government of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2006, the governor of North Carolina is Mike Easley, a Democrat. Among other responsibilities, the governor heads the North Carolina Council of State. The Governor of North Carolina was the last state chief executive to receive veto power; the Governor did not have this power until 1996. The Governor of North Carolina has extensive powers of appointment, making the N.C. Governorship one of the most powerful in the nation.
The Governor is elected by the people to a four-year term and is limited to two consecutive terms in office. Until the 1971 Constitution, Governors only served one term. Jim Hunt became the first governor to win re-election in 1980.
The Governor lives in the North Carolina Executive Mansion, a Victorian "gingerbread"-style mansion in downtown Raleigh.