Government of Kentucky

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Government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Seal of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Part of	United States of America
Constitution	Constitution of Kentucky
Legislative branch
Name	General Assembly
Type	Bicameral
Meeting place	Kentucky State Capitol
Upper house
Name	Senate
Presiding officer	Robert Stivers, President
Lower house
Name	House of Representatives
Presiding officer	David Osborne, Speaker
Executive branch
Head of state and government
Title	Governor
Currently	Andy Beshear
Appointer	Election
Cabinet
Leader	Governor
Deputy leader	Lieutenant Governor
Headquarters	Kentucky State Capitol
Judicial branch
Courts	Courts of Kentucky
Kentucky Supreme Court
Chief judge	Laurance B. VanMeter
Seat	Covington, Kentucky

As established and defined by the Kentucky Constitution, the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is composed of three branches: the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative.^[1]