Governor of South Dakota

Governor of South Dakota
Incumbent
Kristi Noem
since January 5, 2019
Government of South Dakota
StyleThe Honorable
ResidenceThe Governor's Mansion (official)
Watertown, South Dakota (private)
Term lengthFour years, renewable once consecutively[1]
Inaugural holderArthur C. Mellette
1889[2]
FormationConstitution of South Dakota
Salary$139,100.00 [3] [4]
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

The governor of South Dakota is the head of government of South Dakota.[5] The governor is elected to a four-year term in even years when there is no presidential election.[1] The current governor is Kristi Noem, a member of the Republican Party who took office on January 5, 2019.

  1. ^ a b "Article IV, Section 2, Constitution of South Dakota". South Dakota Legislature. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
  2. ^ "Arthur C. Mellette". The Weekly South Dakotan. Retrieved March 31, 2010.
  3. ^ "South Dakota Financial Information".
  4. ^ "Kristi Noem". Retrieved December 27, 2021.</
  5. ^ "Article IV, Section 1, Constitution of South Dakota". South Dakota Legislature. Retrieved March 31, 2010.