What is Governor of Maryland?
{{Infobox Political post |post = Governor |body = Maryland |insignia = Seal of Maryland (reverse).svg |insigniacaption = Seal of the State of Maryland |insigniasize = 150px |style = [[Honorable]] |image = Wes Moore Official Governor Portrait.jpg |incumbent = [[Wes Moore]] |incumbentsince = January 18, 2023 |termlength = Four years, renewable once, but renewable again after a 4-year respite. |residence = [[Government House (Maryland)|Government House]] |formation = March 21, 1777 |inaugural = [[Thomas Johnson (jurist)|Thomas Johnson]] |salary = $150,000 (2013)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://knowledgecenter.csg.org/kc/content/csg-releases-2013-governor-salaries | title=CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries | publisher=The Council of State Governments | date=June 25, 2013 | access-date=November 23, 2014 | archive-date=October 22, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022032437/http://knowledgecenter.csg.org/kc/content/csg-releases-2013-governor-salaries | url-status=dead }}</ref> |website = [http://www.governor.maryland.gov/index.asp Official website] }} The '''Governor of Maryland''' heads the [[executive branch]] of the [[government of Maryland]], and is the [[commander-in-chief]] of the state's [[Maryland National Guard|National Guard]] units. The Governor is the highest-ranking official in the state and has a broad range of appointive powers in both the State and local governments, as specified by the [[Maryland Constitution]]. Because of the extent of these constitutional powers, the Governor of Maryland has been ranked as being among the most powerful [[List of current United States governors|Governors in the United States]].<ref>{{cite news| last =Prah | first =Pamela | title =Massachusetts gov rated most powerful | work =Stateline.Org | date =March 9, 2007 | url =http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=187648 | access-date = 2007-06-25 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120412185