The government of Utah is republic

Republic

A republic is a form of government in which the people, or some significant portion of them, have supreme control over the government and where offices of state are elected or chosen by elected people. In modern times, a common simplified definition of a republic is a government where the head of...

an, 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

Utah Constitution

The Constitution of the State of Utah is the state constitution of Utah. It defines the basic form and operation of state government.- History :The Utah Constitution was drafted at a convention that opened on March 4, 1895 in Salt Lake City...

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Executive Department

The executive powers of government are vested in the Governor.

Officers

Office	>|- | Governor	Gary R. Herbert Gary R. Herbert Gary Richard Herbert is the 17th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Utah. Having served as the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Utah from 2005 to 2009, he assumed the governorship on August 11, 2009, following the resignation of Jon Huntsman, who was appointed United States Ambassador to the... >- | Lieutenant Governor	>- | Attorney General	Mark Shurtleff Mark Shurtleff Mark Shurtleff is the current attorney general of the state of Utah, United States, a position he has held since January 2001... >- | State Treasurer	>- | State Auditor	Auston G. Johnson

The Governor's Cabinet consists of the following appointees, who are the heads of the agencies listed:

• Executive Director, Utah Administrative Services
• Commissioner, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food
• Executive Director, Utah Department of Corrections
  Utah Department of Corrections
  Utah Department of Corrections, or UDC, is a government agency dedicated to the management and supervision of convicted felons in the State of Utah. It is currently led by the Executive Director Tom Patterson...
  
  
• Chief Information Officer for the State of Utah, Utah Department of Technology Services
• Executive Director, Utah Department of Commerce
• Executive Director, Utah Department of Environmental Quality
  Utah Department of Environmental Quality
  The Utah Department of Environmental Quality is a governmental organization located in Salt Lake City dedicated to preserving Utah's nature including air, land and water....
  
  
• 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
• Commissioner, Utah Insurance Department
• Adjutant General of Utah, Utah National Guard
  Utah National Guard
  The Utah National Guard consists of the:* Utah Army National Guard**19th Special Forces Group **85th WMD CST**97th Troop Command**115th Engineer Group **211th Aviation Group**300th MI Brigade **640th Regiment...
  
  
• Executive Director, Utah Department of Natural Resources
• Commissioner, Utah Department of Public Safety
• Executive Director, Utah Department of Transportation
  Utah Department of Transportation
  The Utah Department of Transportation is an agency of the state government for the U.S. state of Utah. The agency is usually referred to by its initials UDOT . UDOT is charged with maintaining the network of state highways in Utah. The agency is headquartered in the Calvin L. Rampton state office...
  
  
• 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

Legislative Department

The legislative powers of government are vested in the Senate

Utah State Senate

The Utah State Senate is the upper house of the Utah State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah. The Senate is composed of 29 elected members representing an equal number of constituent senatorial districts. Each senatorial district is composed of approximately 91,000 people...

, House of Representatives and the people.

Utah State Senate

Leadership

• President - John L. Valentine
  John L. Valentine
  John Valentine is a member of the Utah State Senate, representing the state's 14th Senate district since 1998. Prior to being appointed to the Utah Senate in 1998 he served in the Utah House of Representatives from 1988.-Background:...
  
   (R-14)

Majority (Republican

Utah Republican Party

The Utah State Republican Party works to nominate and support the election of Republican candidates in partisan races for public office in the state of Utah...

) Leadership

• Majority Leader: Curt Bramble
  Curt Bramble
  Curtis Scott Bramble is a contentious American politician and Certified Public Accountant from Utah. A Republican, he is a member of the Utah State Senate, representing the state's 16th senate district in Provo...
  
   (R-16)
• Majority Whip: Dan R. Eastman
  Dan R. Eastman
  Dan R. Eastman was an American Republican Party politician and businessman from Utah.In 1999, Senator Eastman sold his auto dealerships for an estimated $30 million...
  
   (R-23)

Minority (Democratic

Utah Democratic Party

The Utah State Democratic Party works to elect Democrats to office in the state of Utah. The Utah Democratic Party, like other national, state, and county parties, maintains a party platform that lists general principles or issues of importance to members of the Utah Democratic Party and maintains...

) Leadership

• Minority Leader: Mike Dmitrich
  Mike Dmitrich
  Mike Dmitrich is an American politician and Natural Resource Consultant from Utah. A Democrat, he served as a member of the Utah State Senate, representing the state's 27th senate district in Price. Dmitrich served as the Minority Leader in the Utah Senate. Prior to being elected to the Utah...
  
   (D-27)
• Minority Whip: Gene Davis
  Gene Davis (politician)
  Gene Davis is a Democratic member of the Utah Senate, representing the 3rd District since 1999. He currently serves as the Minority Whip. Previously he was a member of the Utah House of Representatives from 1987 to 1998....
  
   (D-3)

Utah State House of Representatives

Leadership

• Speaker of the House: Greg Curtis
  Greg Curtis
  Greg J. Curtis is a Lobbyist and Attorney from Utah. He is married to Teresa Curtis and the father of five children and two grandchildren. A Republican, he is a former member of the Utah State House. He formerly represented the state's 49th house district in Sandy and Cottonwood Heights...
  
   (R-49)

Majority (Republican

Utah Republican Party

The Utah State Republican Party works to nominate and support the election of Republican candidates in partisan races for public office in the state of Utah...

) Leadership

• Majority Leader: Dave Clark (R-74)
• Majority Whip: Gordon E. Snow (R-54)

Minority (Democratic

Utah Democratic Party

The Utah State Democratic Party works to elect Democrats to office in the state of Utah. The Utah Democratic Party, like other national, state, and county parties, maintains a party platform that lists general principles or issues of importance to members of the Utah Democratic Party and maintains...

) Leadership

• Minority Leader: Ralph Becker
  Ralph Becker (Utah)
  Ralph Elihu Becker Jr. is an American politician and attorney who is the former Minority Leader of the Utah State House of Representatives, the 34th and current mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah.- Early life and career :...
  
   (D-24)
• Minority Whip: Brad King
  Brad King
  Brad King is a Democratic member of the Utah State House of Representatives, representing the state's 69th house district in Price since 1997...
  
   (D-69)

Judicial Department

The judicial powers of government are vested in a Supreme Court, district courts, and other courts of record.

Supreme Court

Office	>|- | Chief Justice	Christine M. Durham Christine M. Durham Christine Meaders Durham is the Chief Justice of the Utah Supreme Court. She was born on 3 August 1945. Her husband, George Durham, is a pediatrician and they have five children.-Early Life and Education:... >- | Associate Chief Justice	Michael J. Wilkins Michael J. Wilkins Michael J. Wilkins is an American lawyer and judge. He is a retired Justice of the Utah Supreme Court and current chairman of the Utah Independent Ethics Commission.-Education:B.S., University of Utah, 1975... >- | Associate Justice	>- | Associate Justice	>- | Associate Justice	Jill M. Parrish

District Courts

District	>|- | 1	Box Elder Box Elder County, Utah Box Elder County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. It lies on the north end of the Great Salt Lake, covering a large area north to the Idaho border and west to the Nevada border. Included in this area are large tracts of barren desert, contrasted by high, forested mountains. The... , Cache and Rich Rich County, Utah Rich County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. The southern half of Bear Lake and the Bear Lake Valley lie on the northern edge of the county. The Bear River Valley lies in most of the eastern portion of the county. The elevation of these valleys is close to , and the rest of the county... >- | 2	Davis Davis County, Utah Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2010 the population was 306,479, a 28.2% increase over the 2000 figure of 238,994. It was named for Daniel C. Davis, captain in the Mormon Battalion. The county is part of the Ogden–Clearfield Metropolitan Statistical Area as... , Morgan Morgan County, Utah Morgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2010 the population was 9,469. It was named for Jedediah Morgan Grant, father of Heber J. Grant, who served as president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints... , and Weber Weber County, Utah Weber County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah, occupying a stretch of the Wasatch Front, part of the eastern shores of Great Salt Lake, and much of the rugged Wasatch Mountains. As of the 2000 census, the population was 196,533, an increase of 24.1% over its population in 1990. By... >- | 3	Salt Lake Salt Lake County, Utah Salt Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. It had a population of 1,029,655 at the 2010 census. Its county seat and largest city is Salt Lake City, the state capital. It occupies Salt Lake Valley, as well as parts of the surrounding mountains, the Oquirrh Mountains to the west... , Summit Summit County, Utah Summit County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah, occupying a rugged and mountainous area. In 2010 its population was 36,324. It is part of the Salt Lake City Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Salt Lake City–Ogden–Clearfield Combined Statistical Area. The county is... , and Tooele Tooele County, Utah Tooele County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2000, the population was 40,735 and by 2005 was estimated at 51,311. Its county seat and largest city is Tooele.... >- | 4	Juab Juab County, Utah Juab County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2000 the population was 8,238, and by 2005 had been estimated at 9,113. It was named from an Indian word meaning thirsty valley, or possibly only valley. Its county seat and largest city is Nephi.Juab County is part of the... , Millard Millard County, Utah Millard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. In 2010, its population was 12,420. It was named for Millard Fillmore, thirteenth President of the United States. Its county seat is Fillmore and the largest city is Delta.-Geography:... , Utah Utah County, Utah Utah County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2000, the population was 368,536 and by 2008 was estimated at 530,837. It was named for the Spanish name for the Ute Indians. The county seat and largest city is Provo... , and Wasatch Wasatch County, Utah Wasatch County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. It was named for a Ute Indian word meaning mountain pass or low place in the high mountains. Its county seat and largest city is Heber City.The county is governed by a county council with an appointed county manager.Wasatch County is... >- | 5	Beaver Beaver County, Utah As of the census of 2010, there were 6,629 people, 2,265 households, and 1,697 families residing in the county. The population density was 2.56 people per square mile . There were 2,908 housing units at an average density of 1.12 per square mile... , Iron Iron County, Utah As of the census of 2000, there were 33,779 people, 10,627 households, and 8,076 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile . There were 13,618 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile... , and Washington Washington County, Utah As of the census of 2000, there were 90,354 people, 29,939 households, and 23,442 families residing in the county. The population density was 37 people per square mile . There were 36,478 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile... >- | 6	Garfield Garfield County, Utah Garfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2000 the population was 4,735. It was named for James A. Garfield, President of the United States in 1881. Its county seat and largest city is Panguitch.-Geography:... , Kane Kane County, Utah As of the census of 2000, there were 6,046 people, 2,237 households, and 1,628 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile . There were 3,767 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile... , Piute Piute County, Utah Piute County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. The population in 2000 was 1,435, and by 2005 had been estimated to decrease to 1,365. It was named for the Paiute tribe of Native Americans. The county seat is Junction and the largest city is Circleville.-Geography:According to the U.S... , Sanpete Sanpete County, Utah Sanpete County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. The population according to the 2010 U.S. Census was 27,822. It was possibly named for a Ute Indian chief named Sanpitch, which was corrupted to Sanpete. Its county seat is Manti and its largest city is Ephraim.-Geography:According to... , Sevier Sevier County, Utah As of the census of 2000, there were 18,842 people, 6,081 households, and 4,907 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile . There were 7,016 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile... , and Wayne Wayne County, Utah Wayne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. It was formed from Piute County in 1892. The county gets its name from a man who served as delegate to the constitutional convention, in honor of his son who was dragged to death by a horse. As of 2000 the population was 2,509, and by... >- | 7	Carbon Carbon County, Utah Carbon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. Named for the major coal deposits in the area, the county seat and largest city, is Price. Carbon County is the second largest natural gas producer in Utah , with 94 billion cubic feet produced in 2008. As of 2010 the population was... , Emery Emery County, Utah Emery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2000 the population was 10,860, and by 2009 had been estimated to decrease to 10,629. It was named for George W. Emery, governor of the Utah Territory in 1875... , Grand Grand County, Utah Grand County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2000 the population was 8,485, and by 2005 had been estimated at 8,743. It was named for the Colorado River, which at the time of statehood was known as the Grand River. Its county seat and largest city is Moab.-Geography:According... , and San Juan San Juan County, Utah As of the current census of 2010, there were 14,746 people and 4,505 households. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 50.4% Native American, 45.8% white, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% African American and 2.3% reporting two or more races... >- | 8	Daggett Daggett County, Utah Daggett County is a county located in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Utah. The population was 1,059 at the 2010 census. It was named for Ellsworth Daggett, the first surveyor-general of Utah. Its county seat and only municipality is Manila. There is one other small community, Dutch... , Duchesne Duchesne County, Utah Duchesne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2010 the population was 18,607, a 29.5% increase over the 2000 figure of 14,371. Its county seat is Duchesne and the largest city is Roosevelt.-Geography:... , and Uintah Uintah County, Utah This page deals with the Utah County. For the Wyoming County, see Uinta County, Wyoming.Uintah County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2000 the population was 25,224 and by 2009 was estimated at 31,536. It was named for the Ute Indians, the tribe that lives in the basin. Its...