 the governor of indiana is the head of the executive branch of indiana's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. the governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the indiana general assembly, to convene that body, and to grant pardons, except in cases of treason or impeachment.in const. art v while a territory, indiana had two president-appointed governors.funk, p. 204 since statehood in 1816, it has had 47 governors, serving 49 distinct terms; isaac p. gray and henry f. schricker are the only governors to have served non-consecutive terms. the longest-serving state governors are otis r. bowen and evan bayh at 8 years, 4 days; territorial governor william henry harrison served for over 12 years. the shortest-serving governor is henry smith lane, who served two days before resigning to become a u.s. senator. the current governor is mike pence, who took office on january 14, 2013, and was elected in 2012 to serve until january 9, 2017. ==governors==        the united states acquired the land that became indiana after the american revolutionary war. the region was originally organized as the northwest territory, consisting of all of the land in the united states north and west of the ohio river. the indiana territory was split from 
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