Editing Anne Arundel County, Maryland (section)

===County Executives===
{{see also|List of county executives of Maryland#Anne Arundel}}
The [[List of county executives of Maryland|county executive]] oversees the executive branch of the county government, which consists of a number of offices and departments. The executive branch is charged with implementing County law and overseeing the operation of the county government.

{| class=wikitable
|-
!
! style="text-align:center;" | Name
! valign=bottom | Affiliation
!  style="vertical-align:bottom; text-align:center;"| Term
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Joseph W. Alton]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1965–1974
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Robert A. Pascal]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1974–1982
|-
| style="background:#33c;"|&nbsp;
| [[O. James Lighthizer]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1982–1990
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Robert R. Neall]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1990–1994
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[John G. Gary]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1994–1998
|-
| style="background:#33c;"|&nbsp;
| [[Janet S. Owens]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 1998–2006
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[John R. Leopold]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2006–2013
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| Laura Neuman
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2013–2014
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| [[Steve Schuh]]
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2014–2018
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
| Steuart Pittman
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2018–present
|}