Government of New Hampshire

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Government of New Hampshire
Great Seal of the State of New Hampshire
Polity type	Sub-national administrative division (federated state)
Part of	United States of America
Constitution	Constitution of New Hampshire
Legislative branch
Name	General Court
Type	Bicameral
Meeting place	New Hampshire State House
Upper house
Name	Senate
Presiding officer	Jeb Bradley, President
Lower house
Name	House of Representatives
Presiding officer	Sherman Packard, Speaker
Executive branch
Head of state and government
Title	Governor
Currently	Kelly Ayotte
Appointer	Election
Cabinet
Leader	Governor
Deputy leader	President of the Senate
Headquarters	State House
Judicial branch
Name	Judiciary of New Hampshire
Courts	Courts of New Hampshire
New Hampshire Supreme Court
Chief judge	Gordon J. MacDonald
Seat	Concord

The State of New Hampshire has a republican form of government modeled after the Government of the United States, with three branches: the executive, consisting of the Governor of New Hampshire, the elected Executive Council, and subordinate agencies; the legislative, called the New Hampshire General Court, which includes the Senate and the House of Representatives; and the judicial, consisting of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire and lower courts.

The New Hampshire state capital is Concord. The capital was Portsmouth during colonial times, and Exeter from 1775 to 1808. The Governor's office, some other executive offices, and both legislative chambers are in the State House. The Legislative Office Building is behind the State House in this photograph; the state Supreme Court and other agencies are in an office park on the other (east) side of the Merrimack River.