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Government of Utah
Government of Utah
Office Governor Lieutenant Governor Attorney General State Treasurer State Auditor The Government of Utah is republican, with "the powers of government being divided into three distinct departments, the legislative, the executive, and the judicial" each department having specific functions and responsibilities under the Utah Constitution. Office-holder Jon Huntsman, Jr. Gary R. Herbert Mark Shurtleff Edward T. Alter Auston G. Johnson • Commissioner, Utah Insurance Department • Adjutant General of Utah, Utah National Guard • Executive Director, Utah Department of Natural Resources • Commissioner, Utah Department of Public Safety • Executive Director, Utah Department of Transportation • Executive Director, Utah Department of Community and Culture • Executive Director, Utah Department of Workforce Services • Executive Director, Utah Department of Veteran Affairs • Chairperson, Utah Board of Pardons and Parole • Commissioner, Utah Labor Commission • Commissioner, Utah State Tax Commission
Executive Department
Further information: List of Governors of Utah and Lieutenant Governor of Utah The executive powers of government are vested in the Governor. Officers The Governor’s Cabinet consists of the following appointees, who are the heads of the agencies listed:[1] • Executive Director, Utah Administrative Services • Commissioner, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food • Executive Director, Utah Department of Corrections • Chief Information Officer for the State of Utah • Executive Director, Utah Department of Commerce • Executive Director, Utah Department of Environmental Quality • Commissioner, Utah Department of Financial Institutions • Executive Director, Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development • Executive Director, Utah Department of Health • Executive Director, Utah Department of Human Resource Management • Executive Director, Utah Department of Human Services
Legislative Department
Further information: Utah State Legislature and List of Utah State Legislatures The legislative powers of government are vested in the Senate, House of Representatives and the people.
Utah State Senate
Leadership • President - John L. Valentine (R-14) Majority (Republican) Leadership • Majority Leader: Curt Bramble (R-16) • Majority Whip: Dan R. Eastman (R-23) Minority (Democratic) Leadership • Minority Leader: Mike Dmitrich (D-27) • Minority Whip: Gene Davis (D-3)
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Office Chief Justice Associate Chief Justice Associate Justice Associate Justice Associate Justice District 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Counties Box Elder, Cache and Rich Davis, Morgan, and Weber Salt Lake, Summit, and Tooele Juab, Millard, Utah, and Wasatch Beaver, Iron, and Washington Garfield, Kane, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, and Wayne Carbon, Emery, Grand, and San Juan Daggett, Duchesne, and Uintah Office-holder Christine M. Durham Michael J. Wilkins Matthew B. Durrant Ronald E. Nehring Jill M. Parrish
Government of Utah
Utah State House of Representatives
Leadership • Speaker of the House: Greg Curtis (R-49) Majority (Republican) Leadership • Majority Leader: Dave Clark (R-74) • Majority Whip: Gordon Snow (R-54) Minority (Democratic) Leadership • Minority Leader: Ralph Becker (D-24) • Minority Whip: Brad King (D-69)
The judicial powers of government are vested in a Supreme Court, district courts, and other courts of record.
Supreme Court District Courts
References
[1] Governor Jon M. Huntsman Jr
Judicial Department
Further information: Utah Court and Utah District Courts Supreme
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