Given the question: Facts: - imagesize: 150px - residence: colorado governor 's mansion - website: -lsb- http://www.colorado.gov/governor/ www.colorado.gov/governor] - alt: = - incumbent: john hickenlooper - termlength: four years , can succeed self once - insigniasize: 150px - insignia: seal of the executive office of colorado.svg - incumbentsince: january 11 , 2011 - deputy: joseph a. garcia - insigniacaption: executive seal - body: the state of colorado - inaugural: john long routt - image: hickenloopercropped.jpg - style: the honorable - post: governor - formation: august 1 , 1876 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of governor of colorado .
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the governor of the state of colorado is the head of the executive branch of colorado '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 colorado general assembly , to convene the legislature , and to grant pardons , except in cases of treason or impeachment .seven people served as governor of colorado territory over eight terms , appointed by the president of the united states .since statehood , there have been 36 governors , serving 41 distinct terms .the longest-serving governors were richard '' dick '' lamm and roy romer , who each served twelve years over three terms .the shortest term occurred on march 17 , 1905 , a day when the state had three governors : alva adams won the election , but soon after he took office , the legislature declared his opponent , james peabody , governor , but on the condition that he immediately resign , so that his lieutenant governor , jesse mcdonald , could be governor .thus , peabody served only a few minutes as governor .the current governor is john hickenlooper , who took office on january 11 , 2011 .