King County Executive
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The King County Executive is the highest elected official representing the government of King County, Washington, USA. The post was established with the implementation of the Home Rule Charter for King County on November 5, 1968.[1] Previously the powers of the County Executive were vested in a three-member County Commission, which with the implementation of the Home Rule Charter in 1969 ceased to exist. The County Executive is elected every four years.
The first county executive was John Spellman, from 1969 to 1981. The incumbent, as of December 2007, is Ron Sims, who became county executive in 1996.