Government of Mississippi | |
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| Part of | United States of America |
| Constitution | Constitution of Mississippi |
| Legislative branch | |
| Name | Legislature |
| Type | Bicameral |
| Meeting place | Mississippi State Capitol |
| Upper house | |
| Name | Senate |
| Presiding officer | Delbert Hosemann, President |
| Lower house | |
| Name | House of Representatives |
| Presiding officer | Jason White, Speaker |
| Executive branch | |
| Head of state and government | |
| Title | Governor |
| Currently | Tate Reeves |
| Appointer | Election |
| Cabinet | |
| Leader | Governor |
| Deputy leader | Lieutenant Governor |
| Headquarters | Mississippi State Capitol |
| Judicial branch | |
| Courts | Courts of Mississippi |
| Supreme Court of Mississippi | |
| Chief judge | Michael K. Randolph |
| Seat | Jackson |
The Government of Mississippi is the government of the U.S. state of Mississippi. Power in Mississippi's government is distributed by the state's Constitution between the executive and legislative branches. The state's current governor is Tate Reeves. The Mississippi Legislature consists of the House of Representatives and Senate. Mississippi is one of only five states that elects its state officials in odd numbered years (others being Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey, and Virginia). Mississippi holds elections for these offices every four years in the years preceding Presidential election years.