North Carolina Council of State

North Carolina Council of State

The Council of State is a group of popularly elected executive offices in North Carolina, USA. It is separate from the North Carolina Cabinet, which is appointed by the Governor of North Carolina, and makes up the rest of the executive leadership of the government. However, Council of State members are often colloquially and erroneously called 'Cabinet members'.

North Carolina retains a Jacksonian-era system of divided executive power. In addition to the Governor, the nine Council of State members are elected statewide by the voters. The term "Council of State" harks back to the colonial-era Governor's Council, which was essentially the upper house of the legislature, and then to a Council of State in the early years of statehood, which was appointed by the legislature and which curtailed the governor's power.

Today, the Council of State meets periodically, with the Governor as chair, to allow for coordination and exchange of information across executive branch agencies and to vote on certain decisions, especially regarding the sale of state property or borrowing money. In 2007, a state judge referred to an old state law that requires the Council to approve changes to capital punishment procedures.

Current members

Office Name Party
Lieutenant Governor Walter H. Dalton Democratic
Secretary of State Elaine Marshall Democratic
Attorney General Roy A. Cooper III Democratic
Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler Republican
Commissioner of Insurance Wayne Goodwin Democratic
Commissioner of Labor Cherie K. Berry Republican
Superintendent of Public Instruction June Atkinson Democratic
State Treasurer Janet Cowell Democratic
State Auditor Beth Wood Democratic

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