Lieutenant Governor of Alaska

The lieutenant governor of Alaska is the deputy elected official to the governor of the U.S. state of Alaska. Unlike most lieutenant governors in the U.S., the office also maintains the duties of a secretary of state, and indeed was named such until August 25, 1970.AK Const. amendments Prior to statehood, the territorial-era Secretary of Alaska, who was appointed by the president of the United States like the governor, functioned as an acting governor or successor-in-waiting. Currently, the lieutenant governor accedes to the governorship in case of a vacancy. The lieutenant governor runs together with the governor in both the primary and the general election as a slate. The current lieutenant governor is Nancy Dahlstrom, who took office on 5 December 2022.

List

+ Lieutenant governors of the State of AlaskaLieutenant GovernorTerm in officePartyElectionGovernor1 Hugh Wade–December 5, 1966Democratic1958 19622Keith Harvey Miller–January 29, 1969Republican19663Robert W. Ward–December 7, 1970Republican4H. A. Boucher–December 2, 1974Democratic19705Lowell Thomas Jr.–December 4, 1978Republican19746Terry Miller–December 6, 1982Republican19787Steve McAlpine–December 3, 1990Democratic198219868 Jack Coghill–December 5, 1994AlaskanIndependence19909Fran Ulmer–December 2, 2002Democratic1994199810Loren Leman–December 4, 2006Republican200211Sean Parnell–July 26, 2009Republican2006—Office vacant from July 26 – August 10, 200912Craig Campbell–December 6, 2010Republican13Mead Treadwell–December 1, 2014Republican201014Byron Mallott–October 16, 2018Independent201415Valerie Davidson–December 3, 2018Independent16Kevin Meyer–December 5, 2022Republican201817 Nancy Dahlstrom–IncumbentRepublican2022

See also List of Alaska State Legislatures

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External links Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Alaska