What is List of governors of Michigan?
{{Infobox official post |post = Governor |body = Michigan |flag = Flag of the Governor of Michigan.svg |flagborder = yes |flagsize = 110px |flagcaption = Flag of the Governor |insignia = Seal of Michigan Governor.svg |insigniasize = 110px |insigniacaption = Seal of the Governor |image = Gretchen Whitmer (2021) (cropped).jpg |imagesize = 200px |incumbent = [[Gretchen Whitmer]] |incumbentsince = January 1, 2019 |style = [[Excellency|His Excellency]]<ref>{{cite magazine |first = Alex |last = Macomb |year = 1837 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=c8IlAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA167 |title = No. 20: Letter from Major General Macomb, to His Excellency the Governor of Michigan, Accompanying a Copy of Military Tactics |magazine = Documents Accompanying the Journal of the Senate |location = Detroit |publisher = John S. Bagg, State Printer |page = 167}}</ref><br /> |status = {{Unbulleted list|[[Head of State]]|[[Head of Government]]}} |residence = [[Michigan Governor's Mansion]] |termlength = Four years, renewable once |precursor = Governor of [[Michigan Territory]] |inaugural = [[Stevens T. Mason]] |formation = November 3, 1835 |deputy = [[Lieutenant Governor of Michigan]] |website = {{URL|http://www.michigan.gov/gov}} }} The '''Governor of Michigan''' is the head of the [[executive branch]] of [[Michigan|Michigan's]] [[Government of Michigan|state government]] and is the [[commander-in-chief]] of the state's [[Michigan National Guard|military forces]].<ref>1963 Michigan Constitution, Article 5, Section 12</ref> The governor has a duty to enforce state laws. He or she is also empowered to reorganize the executive branch of the state government.<ref>1963 Michigan Constitution, Article 5, Section 2</ref> In 1805, the [[Michigan Territory]] was created, and five men were territorial governors, until Michigan was granted statehood in 1837. Forty-eight individuals have held the posit