What is Governor of Tennessee?
{{For|a list|List of Governors of Tennessee}} {{Infobox official post | post = Governor | body = Tennessee | insignia = Seal of Tennessee.svg | insigniasize = 110px | insigniacaption = [[Seal of Tennessee|State seal]] | flag = Flag of the Governor of Tennessee.svg | flagcaption = Flag of the Governor | image = Bill Lee 2020.jpg | imagesize = | incumbent = [[Bill Lee]] | incumbentsince = January 19, 2019 | style = * Governor <br> (formal) * The Honorable <br> (formal) * His Excellency (diplomatic) | termlength = Four years, renewable once | residence = [[Tennessee Governor's Mansion]] | constituting_instrument = [[Constitution of Tennessee#1796 constitution|Tennessee Constitution of 1796]] | inaugural = [[John Sevier]] | formation = {{start date and age|1796|3|30|p=1|br=1}} | deputy = [[Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee]] | salary = $178,356 (2013)<ref>{{cite press release |url= http://knowledgecenter.csg.org/kc/content/csg-releases-2013-governor-salaries |title= CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries |publisher= Council of State Governments |date= June 25, 2013 |accessdate= November 23, 2014 |archivedate= October 22, 2014 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20141022032437/http://knowledgecenter.csg.org/kc/content/csg-releases-2013-governor-salaries }}</ref> | website = {{URL|tn.gov/governor}} |memberof=[[Executive Branch of Tennessee|Tennessee Executive Branch]] <br> [[Cabinet of Tennessee|Tennessee Cabinet]]|type=[[Head of state]] <br> [[Head of government]]|appointer=Popular vote|seat=[[Nashville, Tennessee]]}} The '''Governor of Tennessee''' is the head of state and government of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Tennessee]] and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has the power to enforce state laws and the duty to either approve or veto bills passed by the [[Legislature|Tennessee Legislature]] or the [[Tennessee Senate]] to assemble the legislature and [[Pardon|