List of governors of West Virginia

Governor of West Virginia
Seal of the Governor
Incumbent Jim Justice since January 16, 2017
Style	Governor (informal) The Honorable (formal)
Status	Head of State Head of Government
Residence	West Virginia Governor's Mansion
Term length	Four years, renewable once consecutively
Inaugural holder	Arthur I. Boreman
Formation	June 20, 1863
Salary	$150,000 (2013)[1]
Website	Official website

The Governor of West Virginia is the head of the executive branch of West Virginia's state government^[2] and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.^[3]

The current governor is Republican Jim Justice, who assumed office on January 16, 2017. West Virginia's 36th governor, Justice was elected as a Democrat, but switched to the Republican Party on August 4 of that year.^[4]

1. ↑ "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
2. ↑ WV Constitution article VII, § 5.
3. ↑ WV Constitution article VII, § 12.
4. ↑ "West Virginia Governor to Switch from Democrat to Republican". New York Times. August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2017.