Lieutenant Governor | |
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Style | The Honorable[1] (formal) |
Residence | No official residence |
Appointer | Elected by popular vote |
Term length | 4-year term |
Inaugural holder | Melvin E. Thompson |
Formation | 1945 |
Website | Government 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.