Westchester County Executive

Executive of Westchester County
Flag of the County of Westchester
since January 1, 2018
Term length4 years
Inaugural holderWilliam Francis Bleakley
Formation1937
WebsiteWestchester County Executive

The Westchester County Executive is the head of the executive branch of the Westchester County, New York, government. The current county executive is George Latimer. The county executive has power to veto acts of Westchester County Board of Legislators.[1] The Westchester Deputy County Executive serves as the direct subordinate to the County Executive.

History

The office of Westchester County Executive was created in 1937 when voters approved a new county charter giving the county an executive branch to complement the legislative County Board of Supervisors (later the County Board of Legislators).[2]

History of county executives

William F. Bleakley, first county executive of Westchester County.

Westchester County executives since the creation of the position include:[2]

No. Term Name Party
1 1939–1941 William F. Bleakley Republican
2 1941–1953 Herbert Clinton Gerlach Republican
3 1954–1957 James Daniel Hopkins Republican
4 1958–1973 Edwin Gilbert Michaelian Republican
5 1974–1982 Alfred Benedict Del Bello Democratic
6 1983–1997 Andrew Patrick O'Rourke Republican
7 1998–2009 Andrew J. Spano Democratic
8 2010–2017 Rob Astorino Republican
9 2018–present George Latimer Democratic

References

  1. ^ Laws of Westchester County §110.11
  2. ^ a b Westchester County Archives, Westchester County Executive, retrieved 2007-08-03