Lieutenant Governor of Georgia

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

 Lt. Governor Term in office Party Election Governor 1   –March 18, 1947 Democratic 1946 Herman Talmadge — Vacant –November 17, 1948 — Melvin E. Thompson 2 75px  –January 11, 1955 Democratic 1948 Herman Talmadge 1950 3 75px  –January 13, 1959 Democratic 1954 Marvin Griffin 4   –January 15, 1963 Democratic 1958 Ernest Vandiver 5   –January 11, 1967 Democratic 1962 Carl Sanders 6 75px  –January 12, 1971 Democratic 1966 Lester Maddox 7 75px  –January 14, 1975 Democratic 1970 Jimmy Carter 8 75px  –January 13, 1991 Democratic 1974 George Busbee 1978 1982 Joe Frank Harris 1986 9 75px  –January 11, 1999 Democratic 1990 Zell Miller 1994 10 75px  –January 8, 2007 Democratic 1998 Roy Barnes 2002 Sonny Perdue 11 75px  –January 14, 2019 Republican 2006 2010 Nathan Deal 2014 12 75px  – Republican 2018 Brian Kemp 13 75px  –present Republican 2022

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