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Government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky | |
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Part of | United States of America |
Constitution | Constitution of Kentucky |
Legislative branch | |
Name | General Assembly |
Type | Bicameral |
Meeting place | Kentucky State Capitol |
Upper house | |
Name | Senate |
Presiding officer | Robert Stivers, President |
Lower house | |
Name | House of Representatives |
Presiding officer | David Osborne, Speaker |
Executive branch | |
Head of state and government | |
Title | Governor |
Currently | Andy Beshear |
Appointer | Election |
Cabinet | |
Leader | Governor |
Deputy leader | Lieutenant Governor |
Headquarters | Kentucky State Capitol |
Judicial branch | |
Courts | Courts of Kentucky |
Kentucky Supreme Court | |
Chief judge | Laurance B. VanMeter |
Seat | Covington, Kentucky |
As established and defined by the Kentucky Constitution, the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is composed of three branches: the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative.[1]