King County Executive

King County Executive
Incumbent Dow Constantine since November 24, 2009
Appointer	Electorate Metropolitan King County Council (unexpired terms)
Term length	4 years
Inaugural holder	John Spellman
Formation	5 November 1968 (charter approved) 1 May 1969 (charter took effect)
Salary	$248,148 (2021)
Website	King County Executive

The King County Executive is the elected county executive of King County, Washington. The office was established with the implementation of the Home Rule Charter for King County on November 5, 1968.^[1] Previously the powers of the county executive were vested in a three-member County Commission, which with the implementation of the Home Rule Charter in 1969 ceased to exist. The county executive is elected every four years and the office is nonpartisan.

The first county executive was John Spellman, from 1969 to 1981. The current executive is Dow Constantine, elected to replace Ron Sims since he resigned to become Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Obama administration on May 8, 2009.