The summer governors’ conference, held in Idaho, was marked by an unusual partisan fight over a fund-raising letter for the Republican governors signed by President Reagan.
There have been female governors, secretaries of state and Supreme Court justices, but only one female speaker.
Above all he should launch a reform of the constitution, devolving some of his over-centralised powers to parliament, and to provincial and district governors.
Mayoral elections in the country's largest cities and elections for provincial governors will prove a test of the policies of President Lee Myung-bak and a measure of his popularity.
The governors of Kentucky and Oklahoma have each declared a statewide emergency.
Under the reform bill the President will now nominate and the Senate will confirm the New York Fed President (the most important of the regional governors).
Many legislators are beholden to the governors.
At present, the various ministries and commissions under the State Council have 16 female ministers and vice-ministers, and the country has 18 female provincial governors and deputy governors.
Nomination forms are mailed to district governors.
Mr Zardari would then inherit the swollen powers Mr Musharraf grabbed for the office, allowing him to appoint provincial governors and service chiefs and to dissolve parliament on a whim.
Indonesians have known about the empty stadiums and grandiose governors' mansions for a while.
However, the researchers attributed the gap to the shaming effect of poor rankings on teachers and governors, rather than parental choices.
