Lieutenant Governor of Georgia

Lieutenant Governor
Lieutenant Governor
	Georgia State Seal
	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 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
1		Melvin E. Thompson	January 14, 1947 – March 18, 1947	Democratic	1946	Herman Talmadge
—	Vacant		March 18, 1947 – November 17, 1948	—	1946	Melvin E. Thompson
2		Marvin Griffin	November 17, 1948 – January 11, 1955	Democratic	1948 (special)	Herman Talmadge
2		Marvin Griffin	November 17, 1948 – January 11, 1955	Democratic	1950	Herman Talmadge
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	George Busbee
					1982	Joe Frank Harris
					1986	Joe Frank Harris
9		Pierre Howard	January 13, 1991 – January 11, 1999	Democratic	1990	Zell Miller
9		Pierre Howard	January 13, 1991 – January 11, 1999	Democratic	1994	Zell Miller
10		Mark Taylor	January 11, 1999 – January 8, 2007	Democratic	1998	Roy Barnes
10		Mark Taylor	January 11, 1999 – January 8, 2007	Democratic	2002	Sonny Perdue
11		Casey Cagle	January 8, 2007 – January 14, 2019	Republican	2006	Sonny Perdue
					2010	Nathan Deal
					2014	Nathan Deal
12		Geoff Duncan	January 14, 2019 – January 9, 2023	Republican	2018	Brian Kemp
13		Burt Jones	January 9, 2023 – present	Republican	2022	Brian Kemp

References

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

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

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