Council of Governors

The Council of Governors is a United States council of state and federal officials that was established to "advise the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the White House Homeland Security Council on matters related to the National Guard and civil support missions"[1] and to "strengthen further the partnership between the Federal Government and State Governments to protect [the United States] against all types of hazards".[2] The Council is tasked to review "such matters as involving the National Guard of the various States; homeland defense; civil support; synchronization and integration of State and Federal military activities in the United States; and other matters of mutual interest pertaining to National Guard, homeland defense, and civil support activities."[2]

The Council was authorized and required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, enacted by the 110th Congress and signed by President George W. Bush on January 28, 2008.[1] It was officially established by Executive Order 13528, issued by President Barack Obama on January 11, 2010.[3]

Composition

The Council of Governors is composed of 10 members, selected by the President for a term of 2 years from among the governors of the several states and territories of the United States and the Mayor of the District of Columbia.[3][4][5] No more than five members may be from the same political party.[3]

Two members of the Council, of different political parties, are designated by the President to serve as Co-Chairs of the Council.[3]

The work of the Council is coordinated by an Executive Director designated by the Secretary of Defense.[3]

Members

Member Party Tenure begun State FEMA region Notes References
Mike DeWine Republican February 22, 2019 Ohio V Co-Chair
Reappointed July 8, 2021 		[6][7]
Tim Walz Democratic-Farmer-Labor February 22, 2019 Minnesota V Co-Chair
Reappointed July 8, 2021 		[6][7]
Bill Lee Republican August 14, 2020 Tennessee IV [8]
John Bel Edwards Democratic July 8, 2021 Louisiana VI Previously served on Council from 2017 to 2019 [6]
John Carney Democratic July 8, 2021 Delaware III [6]
Gretchen Whitmer Democratic July 8, 2021 Michigan V [6]
Kate Brown Democratic July 8, 2021 Oregon X [6]
Spencer Cox Republican July 8, 2021 Utah VIII [6]
Phil Scott Republican July 8, 2021 Vermont I [6]
Mark Gordon Republican July 8, 2021 Wyoming VIII [6]

Former members

Member Party Tenure begun Tenure ended State FEMA region Notes References
Jim Douglas Republican February 4, 2010 January 6, 2011 Vermont I Co-Chair [9]
Jay Nixon Democratic February 4, 2010 January 9, 2017 Missouri VII [9]
Terry Branstad Republican March 9, 2011 May 24, 2017 Iowa VII Co-Chair [10]
Mike Rounds Republican February 4, 2010 January 8, 2011 South Dakota VIII [9]
Brad Henry Democratic February 4, 2010 January 10, 2011 Oklahoma VI [9]
Luis Fortuño NPP/Republican February 4, 2010 January 2, 2013 Puerto Rico II [9]
Bev Perdue Democratic February 4, 2010 January 5, 2013 North Carolina IV [9]
Christine Gregoire Democratic February 4, 2010 January 16, 2013 Washington X Co-Chair [9]
Neil Abercrombie Democratic March 9, 2011 December 1, 2014 Hawaii IX [10]
Jan Brewer Republican February 4, 2010 January 5, 2015 Arizona IX [9]
Pat Quinn Democratic February 21, 2013 January 12, 2015 Illinois V
Martin O'Malley Democratic February 4, 2010 January 21, 2015 Maryland III Co-Chair [9]
Matt Mead Republican March 9, 2011 May 1, 2017 Wyoming VIII [10]
Brian Sandoval Republican February 21, 2013 May 1, 2017 Nevada IX [11]
Terry McAuliffe Democratic February 24, 2015 May 1, 2017 Virginia III [12]
Rick Snyder Republican February 24, 2015 May 1, 2017 Michigan V [12]
Eric Greitens Republican May 1, 2017 June 1, 2018 Missouri VII [13]
Bill Walker Independent May 1, 2017 December 3, 2018 Alaska X [13]
Mark Dayton Democratic-Farmer-Labor February 24, 2015 January 7, 2019 Minnesota V [12]
Rick Scott Republican May 1, 2017 January 8, 2019 Florida IV [13]
Dannel Malloy Democratic February 4, 2010 January 9, 2019 Connecticut I Co-Chair [9]
Steve Bullock Democratic February 24, 2015 January 4, 2021 Montana VIII [12]
Mary Fallin Republican May 1, 2017 January 14, 2019 Oklahoma VI Co-Chair [13]
Bill Haslam Republican 2014 January 19, 2019 Tennessee IV [14]
Charlie Baker Republican 2016 February 22, 2019 Massachusetts I [7]
Doug Ducey Republican February 22, 2019 July 7, 2021 Arizona IX [7]
Asa Hutchinson Republican July 12, 2018 July 7, 2021 Arkansas VI [15]
David Ige Democratic February 22, 2019 July 7, 2021 Hawaii IX [7]
Ned Lamont Democratic February 22, 2019 July 7, 2021 Connecticut I [7]
Mike Parson Republican February 22, 2019 July 7, 2021 Missouri VII [7]
JB Pritzker Democratic February 22, 2019 July 7, 2021 Illinois V [7]
Pete Ricketts Republican February 22, 2019 July 7, 2021 Nebraska VII [7]

Federal officials

Position Member
USNORTHCOM Commander General Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy
Commandant of the United States Coast Guard Admiral Karl L. Schultz
Chief of the National Guard Bureau framless General Joseph L. Lengyel

Scope of activities

Topics for review by the Council of Governors include synchronization and integration of state and federal military activities and other matters related to state National Guard organizations, homeland defense, and civil support.[2][3]

Meetings

Meetings of the Council are called by the Secretary of Defense or the Co-Chairs.[3]

The inaugural meeting was held on February 23, 2010, in Washington, D.C., at the Pentagon.[16] A second meeting was held July 11, 2010 in Boston, Massachusetts.[17] A third meeting was scheduled for November 2010.[18][19]

References

  1. ^ a b Pub. L. 110–181 (text) (PDF)
  2. ^ a b c "Press Release: Executive Order 13528 – Establishing Council of Governors". whitehouse.gov. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2018 – via National Archives.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Executive Order 13528 [1] [2]
  4. ^ 6 U.S.C. § 101(15)
  5. ^ 42 U.S.C. § 5122(5)
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i Association, National Governors (2021-07-08). "President Joe Biden Appoints Nine Members to President's Council of Governors". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "NGA Welcomes Council of Governors Appointments". The White House. 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  8. ^ "Trump Plans to Appoint Lee to Council of Governors, 8/14/20". Archived from the original on 2020-10-01. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 2/4/10". whitehouse.gov. 4 February 2010. Archived from the original on 2017-02-16. Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via National Archives.
  10. ^ a b c "Nation's Governors Welcome New Council of Governors Appointments" (Press release). National Governors Association. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  11. ^ "Sandoval Appointed to Council of Governors" (Press release). Nevada Office of the Governor. 21 February 2013. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  12. ^ a b c d "Nation's Governors Welcome New Council Of Governors Appointments" (Press release). National Governors Association. 24 February 2015. Archived from the original on 31 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  13. ^ a b c d www.whitehouse.gov
  14. ^ "Haslam Travels To Afghanistan, Germany" (Press release). Tennessee Governor's Office. 29 September 2014. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  15. ^ President Donald J. Trump Announces His Intent to Nominate and Appoint Personnel to Key Administration Posts; July 12, 2018
  16. ^ "ICommandant: Council of Governors ... An historic day". blog.uscg.dhs.gov. Archived from the original on August 4, 2010.
  17. ^ "U.S. Northern Command". www.northcom.mil?NNCBlog. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011.
  18. ^ "News & Media | Governor Jay Inslee". www.governor.wa.gov. Archived from the original on November 3, 2010.
  19. ^ http://www.nga.org/cms/home/news-room/news-releases/page_2011/col2-content/main-content-list/general-content-1.html [dead link‍]