Governor Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Other modern Asian countries== ===China=== {{main|Governor (People's Republic of China)}} In the [[People's Republic of China]], the title ''Governor'' ({{zh|c=省长|p=shěngzhǎng}}) refers to the highest ranking executive of a [[Province of China|provincial]] government. The governor is usually placed second in the provincial power hierarchy, below the [[Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary|secretary]] of the provincial [[Chinese Communist Party]] (CCP) committee (省委书记), who serves as the highest ranking party official in the province. Governors are elected by the provincial congresses and approved by the provincial party chief.<ref name=cn1>{{cite web |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/18/content_11874428.htm |title=Liu Weiping elected governor of Gansu province |publisher=Chinadaily.com.cn |date=2011-01-18 |access-date=2012-07-17 |archive-date=2013-06-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606195020/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/18/content_11874428.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=cn2>{{cite web |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-01/24/content_6419124.htm |title=Zhou Qiang re-elected governor of Hunan Province |publisher=Chinadaily.com.cn |date=2008-01-24 |access-date=2012-07-17 |archive-date=2013-06-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606145314/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-01/24/content_6419124.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unescap.org/huset/lgstudy/country/china/china.html#evolve |title=Local Government in Asia and the Pacific – China |publisher=Unescap.org |date=1997-07-01 |access-date=2012-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628104013/http://www.unescap.org/huset/lgstudy/country/china/china.html#evolve |archive-date=2012-06-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> All governors are not locals in the provinces which they govern.<ref name=cepp>{{cite book|title= China's elite politics: political transition and power balancing|series=Series on contemporary China|author=Zhiyue Bo|publisher =World Scientific|year= 2007|ISBN= 9789812700414|page=385}}</ref> The title can be also used while referring to a [[County (People's Republic of China)|county]] governor (县长). ===India=== {{Main|Governor (India)}} In [[India]], each state has a ceremonial governor appointed by the [[president of India]]. These governors are different from the governors who controlled the British-controlled portions of the Indian Empire (as opposed to the princely states) prior to 1947. A governor is the head of a state in India. Generally, a governor is appointed for each state, but after the 7th Constitutional Amendment, 1956, one governor can be appointed for more than one state. ===Indonesia=== {{See also|List of current governors in Indonesia}} In [[Indonesia]], the title ''gubernur'' refers to the highest ranking executive of a [[Provinces of Indonesia|provincial]] government. The governor and the vice governor are elected by a direct vote from the people as a couple, so the governor is responsible to the provincial residents. The governor has a term of five years to work in office and can be re-elected for another single period. In case of death, disability, or resignation, the vice governor would stand in as acting governor for some time before being inaugurated as the permanent governor. The elected governor is inaugurated by [[President of Indonesia|the president]], or by the [[Minister of Home Affairs (Indonesia)|Indonesian minister of home affairs]] on behalf of the president. In addition, the governor is the representative of central government in the province, and is responsible to the president. The governor's authority is regulated within Law ({{lang-id|Undang-undang}}) No. 32/2004 and Governmental Ordinance ({{lang-id|Peraturan Pemerintah}}) No. 19/2010. Principally, the governor has the tasks and the authorities to lead governmental services in the province, based upon the policies that have been made together with the provincial parliament. The governor is not the superordinate of [[regent]]s or [[mayor]]s, but only guides, supervises, and coordinates the works of city/municipal and regency governments. In other parts, municipal and regency governments have the rights to manage each governance affairs based on autonomy principle and assistantship duties. ===Japan=== {{Main|Governor (Japan)}} In [[Japan]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://law.e-gov.go.jp/htmldata/S22/S22HO067.html|title=地方自治法|access-date=2007-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209183605/http://law.e-gov.go.jp/htmldata/S22/S22HO067.html|archive-date=2018-02-09|url-status=dead}}</ref> the title {{nihongo|''Governor''|知事|chiji}} refers to the highest ranking executive of a [[prefectural]] government. The governor is elected by a direct vote from the people and had a fixed term of four years. There is no restriction on the number of terms a person may serve as governor. The governor holds considerable power within the prefecture, including the ability to veto ordinances that have been passed by the prefecture assembly, as well as control of the prefecture's budget and the power to dissolve the prefecture assembly. The governor can be subjected to a recall referendum. A total of one to four vice governors are appointed by the governor with the approval of the assembly. In the case of the governor's death, disability, or resignation, a vice governor would stand in as governor or acting governor. See [[List of governors of Japan]] for a list of the current governors. ===Malaysia=== In [[Malaysia]], each of the four non-monarchical states ([[Penang]], [[Malacca]], [[Sabah]] and [[Sarawak]]) has a ceremonial governor styled ''[[Yang di-Pertua Negeri]]'', appointed to a renewable four-year term by the [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]], the federal [[King of Malaysia]], on the advice of the [[Prime Minister of Malaysia|prime minister]] after consulting the state governments.<ref>{{cite web |title=Appointment Of Persons To Important Posts |url=http://www.malaysianmonarchy.org.my/malaysianmonarchy/?q=en/appointment |publisher=Malaysian Monarchy |access-date=2011-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402004239/http://www.malaysianmonarchy.org.my/malaysianmonarchy/?q=en%2Fappointment |archive-date=2012-04-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Each of these states has a separate head of government called the ''Ketua Menteri'' or [[chief minister]]. The four Yang di-Pertua Negeri are members of the [[Conference of Rulers]]; however, they cannot participate in the election of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, discussions related to the privileges of the Malay rulers and matters concerning the observance of Islam. ===Pakistan=== {{See also|List of current Pakistani governors}} In [[Pakistan]], each of the four provinces has a governor who is appointed by the [[President of Pakistan|president]]. The governor is the representative of the federal in their province and is the ceremonial head of the province whereas the [[chief minister]] is the head of the provincial government. The governor exercises powers similar to the president's, in their respective province. ===Papua New Guinea=== In [[Papua New Guinea]], the leaders of the provinces have been known as governors since August 1995. Previously they were called premiers. === Philippines === {{See also|List of current Philippine provincial governors}} In the [[Philippines]], the title ''Governor'' (''Gobernador'' or ''Punong Lalawigan'' in Filipino) refers to the highest-ranking executive of a [[Provinces of the Philippines|province]]. The governor is elected by a direct vote from the people and has a fixed term of three years. A governor can serve only up to a maximum of three consecutive terms. He may however be suspended by either the [[Ombudsman of the Philippines|ombudsman]] or the [[President of the Philippines|president]], through the [[Secretary of the Interior and Local Government|secretary of the interior and local government]]. He may be removed by the president if found guilty of an administrative case or a criminal act during his tenure. He may be subjected to a [[recall vote]], but unlike a referendum, the voters elect the governor of their choice. In case of death, disability, resignation, forced removal, or suspension, the [[vice governor]], elected separately in the same election for governor, succeeds as governor, or acting governor, as the case may be. During both the [[History of the Philippines (1565–1898)|Spanish]] and [[History of the Philippines (1898–1946)|American colonial periods]], as well as during the [[Japanese occupation of the Philippines|Japanese occupation]] of [[World War II]], the chief executive of the Philippines was the [[governor-general of the Philippines]]. The highest ranking executive of the [[Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao]] was called ''regional governor''. The regional governor is elected every three years, separately from a regional vice governor who replaces the regional governor if the latter vacates the position. [[Bangsamoro]], its replacement, has the [[Wa'lī of Bangsamoro|wa'lī]] (Arabic for "governor") as its head of the region, and is elected by [[Bangsamoro Parliament|parliament]] for a six-year term. ===Sri Lanka=== {{Main|Governor of Ceylon|Provincial governors of Sri Lanka}} The provincial councils of the nine provinces of [[Sri Lanka]] are headed by governors, as representatives of the [[President of Sri Lanka|president]]. Prior to 1948, in Ceylon (former name for Sri Lanka), the [[governor of Ceylon]] was the head of the [[British Ceylon|British colony]]. ===Thailand=== In [[Thailand]], the title ''Governor'' (ผู้ว่าราชการ ''Phuwa Ratcha Gaan'' in Thai) refers to the administrator of each [[Provinces of Thailand|Thai province]], who is appointed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The only exception is the specially governed district of [[Bangkok]], whose governor is elected by its population, thus making him or her equivalent to a [[mayor]]. 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