Lieutenant Governor of Georgia

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The Lieutenant Governor of Georgia is a constitutional officer of the State of Georgia, elected to a four-year term by popular vote. The Lieutenant Governor is elected on a separate election from the Georgia Governor.

Lieutenant Governor
Georgia State Seal
Incumbent
Burt Jones

since January 9, 2023
StyleThe Honorable[1] (formal)
ResidenceNo official residence
AppointerElected by popular vote
Term length4-year term
Inaugural holderMelvin E. Thompson
Formation1945
WebsiteGovernment website

The office of Lieutenant Governor was created by a state constitutional revision in 1945.

The current Lieutenant Governor of Georgia is Republican Burt Jones.

List of lieutenant governors of Georgia

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Parties

  Democratic (10)   Republican (3)

No. Lt. Governor Term in office Party Election Governor
1 Melvin E. Thompson January 14, 1947

March 18, 1947
Democratic 1946 Herman Talmadge
Vacant March 18, 1947

November 17, 1948
Melvin E. Thompson
2   Marvin Griffin November 17, 1948

January 11, 1955
Democratic 1948
(special)
Herman Talmadge
1950
3   Ernest Vandiver January 11, 1955

January 13, 1959
Democratic 1954 Marvin Griffin
4 Garland T. Byrd January 13, 1959

January 15, 1963
Democratic 1958 Ernest Vandiver
5 Peter Zack Geer January 15, 1963

January 11, 1967
Democratic 1962 Carl Sanders
6   George T. Smith January 11, 1967

January 12, 1971
Democratic 1966 Lester Maddox
7   Lester Maddox January 12, 1971

January 14, 1975
Democratic 1970 Jimmy Carter
8   Zell Miller January 14, 1975

January 13, 1991
Democratic 1974 George Busbee
1978
1982 Joe Frank Harris
1986
9   Pierre Howard January 13, 1991

January 11, 1999
Democratic 1990 Zell Miller
1994
10   Mark Taylor January 11, 1999

January 8, 2007
Democratic 1998 Roy Barnes
2002 Sonny Perdue
11   Casey Cagle January 8, 2007

January 14, 2019
Republican 2006
2010 Nathan Deal
2014
12   Geoff Duncan January 14, 2019

January 9, 2023
Republican 2018 Brian Kemp
13   Burt Jones January 9, 2023

present
Republican 2022

References

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  1. Hickey, Robert. "How to Address a Lieutenant Governor".