Editing North Dakota (section)

===Executive===
[[File:State offices in Bismarck North Dakota.jpg|thumb|right|Building in Bismarck that houses a variety of state agencies: Workforce Safety & Insurance; Retirement & Investment; Parks & Recreation; PERS; Child Support; Commerce; and OBM Risk Management.]]
{{See also|List of Governors of North Dakota|List of Lieutenant Governors of North Dakota|List of Secretaries of State of North Dakota|List of Attorneys General of North Dakota}}

The executive branch is headed by the elected [[Governor of North Dakota|governor]]. The current governor is [[Kelly Armstrong]],<ref name="northdakotamonitor.com">{{cite web |url=https://northdakotamonitor.com/briefs/kelly-armstrong-takes-office-as-north-dakotas-34th-governor/ |title=Kelly Armstrong takes office as North Dakota's 34th governor |work=North Dakota Monitor |date=December 15, 2024 |access-date=January 22, 2025}}</ref> a [[North Dakota Republican Party|Republican]] who took office December 15, 2024, after his predecessor, [[Doug Burgum]] did not seek reelection and was subsequently nominated to be [[United States Secretary of the Interior]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/11/14/g-s1-34190/trump-interior-department-doug-burgum-north-dakota-governor |title=Trump picks North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department |work=NPR |last1=Siegler |first1=Kirk |last2=Han |first2=Jeongyoon |date=November 14, 2024 |access-date=January 22, 2025}}</ref> The current [[Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota]] is [[Michelle Strinden]],<ref name="northdakotamonitor.com"/> who is also the [[President of the Senate]]. The offices of governor and lieutenant governor have four-year terms, which are next up for election in 2028. The governor has a cabinet consisting of appointed leaders of various state government agencies, called commissioners. The other elected constitutional offices are [[North Dakota Secretary of State|secretary of state]], [[North Dakota Attorney General|attorney general]], [[North Dakota State Auditor|state auditor]], [[North Dakota Insurance Commissioner|state insurance commissioner]] and [[North Dakota State Treasurer|state treasurer]].