Lieutenant Governor of Georgia

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 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.

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

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
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January 11, 1955 		Democratic 1948
(special) 		Herman Talmadge
1950
3 Ernest Vandiver January 11, 1955
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January 13, 1959 		Democratic 1954 Marvin Griffin
4 Garland T. Byrd January 13, 1959
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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
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January 12, 1971 		Democratic 1966 Lester Maddox
7 Lester Maddox January 12, 1971
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January 14, 1975 		Democratic 1970 Jimmy Carter
8 Zell Miller January 14, 1975
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January 13, 1991 		Democratic 1974 George Busbee
1978
1982 Joe Frank Harris
1986
9 Pierre Howard January 13, 1991
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January 11, 1999 		Democratic 1990 Zell Miller
1994
10 Mark Taylor January 11, 1999
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January 8, 2007 		Democratic 1998 Roy Barnes
2002 Sonny Perdue
11 Casey Cagle January 8, 2007
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January 14, 2019 		Republican 2006
2010 Nathan Deal
2014
12 Geoff Duncan January 14, 2019
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January 9, 2023 		Republican 2018 Brian Kemp
13 Burt Jones January 9, 2023
–
present 		Republican 2022

References

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




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