Cabinet of the Governor of Ohio
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The statutes of the State of Ohio
have established 26 departments of government which are responsible to the Governor. These departments are led by the Director, or in some cases the Commissioner, who must inform and assist the governor in the operation of the state. After the governor appoints the potential director, they must be affirmed by the Ohio General Assembly
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No limit nor imposition are placed upon the terms, except in the cases that they may be replaced by the current governor, or they resign their term. In turn, the directors may appoint their own staff.
Since the governor appoints the Directors, they are directly incorporated into the Executive branch of Ohio. This gives them the broad authority to enforce the laws of Ohio directly. Many of these Departments issue administrative opinions, proceedings, and decisions, which in turn have the legal influence of stare decisis
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Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
have established 26 departments of government which are responsible to the Governor. These departments are led by the Director, or in some cases the Commissioner, who must inform and assist the governor in the operation of the state. After the governor appoints the potential director, they must be affirmed by the Ohio General Assembly
Ohio General Assembly
The Ohio General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio. It consists of the 99-member Ohio House of Representatives and the 33-member Ohio Senate...
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No limit nor imposition are placed upon the terms, except in the cases that they may be replaced by the current governor, or they resign their term. In turn, the directors may appoint their own staff.
Since the governor appoints the Directors, they are directly incorporated into the Executive branch of Ohio. This gives them the broad authority to enforce the laws of Ohio directly. Many of these Departments issue administrative opinions, proceedings, and decisions, which in turn have the legal influence of stare decisis
Stare decisis
Stare decisis is a legal principle by which judges are obliged to respect the precedents established by prior decisions...
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List of Cabinet Members
You may find the list hereExternal links
Departmental websites
- Adjutant General's Department
- Department of Administrative Services (DAS)
- Office of Information Technology (part of the Department of Administrative Services)
- Department of Aging
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services
- Office of Budget and Management (OBM)
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Development
- Department of Developmental Disabilities
- Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA)
- Department of Health
- Department of Health Transformation
- Office of the Inspector General
- Department of Insurance
- Department of Job and Family Services
- Department of Mental Health
- Department of Natural Resources
- Department of Public Safety
- Bureau of Motor Vehicles (part of the Department of Public Safety)
- Public Utilities Commission
- Regents
- Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
- Department of Taxation
- Department of Transportation
- Department of Veterans Services
- Bureau of Workers' Compensation
- Department of Youth Services