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.

Lieutenant Governor
File:Seal of Georgia.svg Georgia State Seal
180px Incumbent Burt Jones since January 9, 2023
Style	The Honorable (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 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			Thompson, Melvin E.Melvin E. Thompson	January 14, 1947 – March 18, 1947	Democratic	1946		Herman Talmadge
—	Vacant			March 18, 1947 – November 17, 1948	—			Melvin E. Thompson
2	75px		Griffin, MarvinMarvin Griffin	November 17, 1948 – January 11, 1955	Democratic	1948 (special)		Herman Talmadge
						1950
3	75px		Vandiver, ErnestErnest Vandiver	January 11, 1955 – January 13, 1959	Democratic	1954		Marvin Griffin
4			Byrd, Garland T.Garland T. Byrd	January 13, 1959 – January 15, 1963	Democratic	1958		Ernest Vandiver
5			Geer, Peter ZackPeter Zack Geer	January 15, 1963 – January 11, 1967	Democratic	1962		Carl Sanders
6	75px		Smith, George T.George T. Smith	January 11, 1967 – January 12, 1971	Democratic	1966		Lester Maddox
7	75px		Maddox, LesterLester Maddox	January 12, 1971 – January 14, 1975	Democratic	1970		Jimmy Carter
8	75px		Miller, ZellZell Miller	January 14, 1975 – January 13, 1991	Democratic	1974		George Busbee
						1978
						1982		Joe Frank Harris
						1986
9	75px		Howard, PierrePierre Howard	January 13, 1991 – January 11, 1999	Democratic	1990		Zell Miller
						1994
10	75px		Taylor, MarkMark Taylor	January 11, 1999 – January 8, 2007	Democratic	1998		Roy Barnes
						2002		Sonny Perdue
11	75px		Cagle, CaseyCasey Cagle	January 8, 2007 – January 14, 2019	Republican	2006
						2010		Nathan Deal
						2014
12	75px		Duncan, GeoffGeoff Duncan	January 14, 2019 – January 9, 2023	Republican	2018		Brian Kemp
13	75px		Jones, BurtBurt Jones	January 9, 2023 – present	Republican	2022

Lieutenant Governor Of Georgia Media

• The office of lieutenant governor inside the Georgia Capitol Building.jpg

  The office of lieutenant governor inside the Georgia Capitol Building

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  Georgia Lieutenant Governor-elect Melvin Thompson

• Garland T. Byrd (GA).png

  Photo of Garland T. Byrd, American politician and lawyer from the U.S. state of Georgia.

• Peter Z. Geer (GA).png

  Photo of Peter Z. Geer, American politician and lawyer from the U.S. state of Georgia.