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Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| post | Lieutenant Governor |
| body | the State of Michigan |
| insignia | Seal of Michigan.svg |
| insigniacaption | Great Seal of the State of Michigan |
| incumbent | Garlin Gilchrist |
| incumbentsince | January 1, 2019 |
| department | Government of Michigan |
| appointer | Popularly Elected With the Governor |
| termlength | 4 years, renewable once |
| image | Garlin Gilchrist in Grand Rapids.jpg |
| imagesize | 200px |
| formation | January 26, 1837 |
| succession | First |
| inaugural | Edward Mundy |
| website | michigan.gov/ltgov |
The lieutenant governor of Michigan is the second-ranking official in U.S. state of Michigan, behind the governor.
The current lieutenant governor is Garlin Gilchrist, a Democrat, who has held the office since January 1, 2019.
Process
In Michigan, the governor and lieutenant governor are elected as a ticket to serve a term of four years. The election takes place two years after each presidential election; thus, the next election will take place in November 2026.
Nomination
Following the August primary election in each gubernatorial election year, the state's two largest political parties convene a state convention and nominate candidates for lieutenant governor, secretary of state and attorney general, among other offices. Because the governor and lieutenant governor are elected as a ticket, the party's gubernatorial nominee usually makes the de facto decision as to whom the party will nominate for lieutenant governor, then convention delegates officially confirm the designation.
Historically, the governor and lieutenant governor were elected separately, leading to occasions where Republicans controlled one office and the Democrats another (as with George Romney and T. John Lesinski). This changed with the Michigan Constitution of 1963.
Election and inauguration
After the November general election, the governor and lieutenant governor take office on January 1. Thus, the winners of the 2022 election began their term on January 1, 2023.
Term limits
Like the governor, the lieutenant governor is allowed to serve up to two terms in office.
Duties
There are three main duties assigned to the lieutenant governor:
- to serve as acting governor while the governor is out of state;
- to become governor if the governor is unable to serve due to death, illness or incapacitation; and
- to preside over the Michigan Senate.
These days, the lieutenant governor also acts as an assistant to the governor. When the governor is unable to attend a function, for instance, the lieutenant governor may be sent in place of the governor. The lieutenant governor will also occasionally head blue-ribbon commissions into pressing public policy issues.
List of lieutenant governors
;Parties (18) (43) (3)
| # | Lieutenant Governor | Term in office | Political party | Governor(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [[File:Edward Mundy.png | 75px]] | Democratic Party (United States)}};" | Edward Mundy | 1835–1840 | |
| 2 | [[File:J Wright Gordon.JPG | 75px]] | Whig Party (United States)}};" | James Wright Gordon | 1840–1841 | |
| 3 | [[File:No image.svg | 75px]] | Whig Party (United States)}};" | Thomas J. Drake | 1841–1842 | |
| 4 | [[File:Origen D. Richardson.jpg | 75px]] | Whig Party (United States)}};" | Origen D. Richardson | 1842–1846 | |
| 5 | [[File:William Greenly.png | 75px]] | Democratic Party (United States)}};" | William L. Greenly | 1846–1847 | |
| 6 | [[File:No image.svg | 75px]] | Democratic Party (United States)}};" | Charles P. Bush | 1847–1848 | |
| 7 | [[File:William M. Fenton.png | 75px]] | Democratic Party (United States)}};" | William M. Fenton | 1848–1852 | |
| 8 | [[File:No image.svg | 75px]] | Democratic Party (United States)}};" | Calvin Britain | 1852–1853 | |
| 9 | [[File:Andrew parsons.jpg | 75px]] | Democratic Party (United States)}};" | Andrew Parsons | 1853 | |
| 10 | [[File:No image.svg | 75px]] | Democratic Party (United States)}};" | George Griswold | 1853–1855 | |
| 11 | [[File:No image.svg | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | George Coe | 1855–1859 | |
| 12 | [[File:Edmund Burke Fairfield.png | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | Edmund Burke Fairfield | 1859–1861 | |
| 13 | [[File:James Birney (Michigan Lieutenant Governor).jpg | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | James M. Birney | 1861 | |
| 14 | [[File:Joseph R. Williams.jpg | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | Joseph R. Williams | 1861 | |
| 15 | [[File:Henry Titus Backus.jpg | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | Henry T. Backus | 1861–1863 | |
| 16 | [[File:Charles S. May.png | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | Charles S. May | 1863–1865 | |
| 17 | [[File:Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor portrait.jpg | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | Ebenezer O. Grosvenor | 1865–1867 | |
| 18 | [[File:Dwight May.png | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | Dwight May | 1867–1869 | |
| 19 | [[File:Morgan Bates.png | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | Morgan Bates | 1869–1873 | |
| 20 | [[File:Henry H. Holt.png | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | Henry H. Holt | 1873–1877 | |
| 21 | [[File:Alonzo Sessions.png | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | Alonzo Sessions | 1877–1881 | |
| 22 | [[File:No image.svg | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | Moreau S. Crosby | 1881–1885 | |
| 23 | [[File:Archibald Buttars.png | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | Archibald Buttars | 1885–1887 | |
| 24 | [[File:James H. MacDonald.png | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | James H. MacDonald | 1887–1889 | |
| 25 | [[File:Michigan Lieutenant Governor William Ball.png | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | William Ball | 1889–1891 | |
| 26 | [[File:John Strong Michigan.png | 75px]] | Democratic Party (United States)}};" | John Strong | 1891–1893 | |
| 27 | [[File:J. Wight Giddings.png | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | J. Wight Giddings | 1893–1895 | |
| 28 | [[File:Alfred Milnes - Livingstone.png | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | Alfred Milnes | 1895 | |
| 29 | [[File:Joseph R. McLaughlin.png | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | Joseph R. McLaughlin | 1895–1897 | |
| 30 | [[File:Thomas B. Dunstan.png | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | Thomas B. Dunstan | 1897–1899 | |
| 31 | [[File:Orrin W. Robinson.png | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | Orrin W. Robinson | 1899–1903 | |
| 32 | [[File:Alexander Maitland LG.png | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | Alexander Maitland | 1903–1907 | |
| 33 | [[File:PatrickHKelley.jpg | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | Patrick H. Kelley | 1907–1911 | |
| 34 | [[File:John Q. Ross 2.png | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | John Q. Ross | 1911–1915 | |
| 35 | [[File:Luren D. Dickinson.jpg | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | Luren Dickinson | 1915–1921 | |
| 36 | [[File:Thomas Read Politician.jpg | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | Thomas Read | 1921–1925 | |
| 37 | [[File:George W. Welsh.png | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | George W. Welsh | 1925–1927 | |
| 38 | [[File:Luren D. Dickinson.jpg | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | Luren Dickinson | 1927–1933 | |
| 39 | [[File:Allen E. Stebbins.png | 75px]] | Democratic Party (United States)}};" | Allen E. Stebbins | 1933–1935 | |
| 40 | [[File:Thomas Read Politician.jpg | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | Thomas Read | 1935–1937 | |
| 41 | [[File:Leo J. Nowicki.png | 75px]] | Democratic Party (United States)}};" | Leo J. Nowicki | 1937–1939 | |
| 42 | [[File:Luren D. Dickinson.jpg | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | Luren Dickinson | 1939 | |
| Office vacant from March 16, 1939 – November 19, 1940 | ||||||
| 43 | [[File:Matildadodge.jpg | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | Matilda Dodge Wilson | 1940–1941 | |
| 44 | [[File:Lieutenant Governor Frank Murphy.png | 75px]] | Democratic Party (United States)}};" | Frank Murphy | 1941–1943 | |
| 45 | [[File:Eugene C. Keyes.png | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | Eugene C. Keyes | 1943–1945 | |
| 46 | [[File:Vernon J. Brown.jpg | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | Vernon J. Brown | 1945–1947 | |
| 47 | [[File:Eugene C. Keyes.png | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | Eugene C. Keyes | 1947–1949 | |
| 48 | [[File:John W. Connolly.png | 75px]] | Democratic Party (United States)}};" | John W. Connolly | 1949–1951 | |
| 49 | [[File:William C. Vandenberg.png | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | William C. Vandenberg | 1951–1953 | |
| 50 | [[File:Clarence A. Reid.png | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | Clarence A. Reid | 1953–1955 | |
| 51 | [[File:Philip Hart 1965.png | 75px]] | Democratic Party (United States)}};" | Philip Hart | 1955–1959 | |
| 52 | [[File:John Swainson (1961 portrait).png | 75px]] | Democratic Party (United States)}};" | John Swainson | 1959–1961 | |
| 53 | [[File:T. John Lesinski.png | 75px]] | Democratic Party (United States)}};" | T. John Lesinski | 1961–1965 | |
| 54 | [[File:William Milliken 1969.png | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | William G. Milliken | 1965–1969 | |
| Office vacant from January 22, 1969 – , 1970 | ||||||
| 55 | [[File:Thomas F. Schweigert.png | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | Thomas F. Schweigert | 1970–1971 | |
| 56 | [[File:James H. Brickley.png | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | James H. Brickley | 1971–1975 | |
| 57 | [[File:James Damman.png | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | James Damman | 1975–1979 | |
| 58 | [[File:James H. Brickley.png | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | James H. Brickley | 1979–1982 | |
| Office vacant from December 27, 1982 – January 1, 1983 | ||||||
| 59 | [[File:Martha Wright Griffiths.jpg | 75px]] | Democratic Party (United States)}};" | Martha Griffiths | 1983–1991 | |
| 60 | [[File:Connie Binsfeld.png | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | Connie Binsfeld | 1991–1999 | |
| 61 | [[File:Dick Posthumus (cropped).jpeg | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | Dick Posthumus | 1999–2003 | |
| 62 | [[File:JohnDCherryMichigan.jpg | 75px]] | Democratic Party (United States)}};" | John D. Cherry | 2003–2011 | |
| 63 | [[File:Michigan Lt. Governor Brian Calley in Detroit 2016.jpg | 75px]] | Republican Party (United States)}};" | Brian Calley | 2011–2019 | |
| 64 | [[File:8R4A9159 (53359280492) (Garlin Gilchrist 2).jpg | 75px]] | Democratic Party (United States)}};" | Garlin Gilchrist | 2019–present |
Notes
Source: Michigan Manual 2003-2004, Chapter IV, Former Officials of Michigan
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