Baltimore County Executive

Baltimore County Executive
since 2018
Term length4 years
Inaugural holderMichael J. Birmingham
FormationDecember 6, 1956
WebsiteOfficial website

The Baltimore County Executive is the highest elected official representing the government of Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The office was established with the implementation of the county charter for Baltimore County on November 6, 1956.[1] The county executive is elected to post every four years,[2] coinciding with the elections for the county council and governor of Maryland.[3]

Two Baltimore county executives have later achieved prominence after leaving office: Spiro T. Agnew, who went on to become governor of Maryland and Vice President of the United States under Richard Nixon, resigned in 1973 due to scandal while serving in that office;[4] and Dutch Ruppersberger, who went on to represent Maryland's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.[5]

The Baltimore County Executive is Johnny Olszewski.

  1. ^ "Charter: Charter of Baltimore County, Maryland". Municode Library. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Baltimore County, Maryland: Executive Branch". Maryland Manual On-Line. November 23, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Official 2018 Gubernatorial General Election results for Baltimore County". Maryland State Board of Elections. December 11, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Spiro Agnew: vice president of the United States". Encyclopaedia Britannica. November 5, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "Dutch Ruppersberger". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 10, 2020.