Lieutenant Governor of Guam

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The Lieutenant Governor of Guam is the second-highest executive official of the U.S. territory, serving as the governor’s principal deputy and assuming gubernatorial duties when the governor is absent or unable to serve.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf executive branch office
political office
appliesToJurisdiction Guam
appointedBy election by popular vote in Guam
category Government of Guam
Territorial lieutenant governors of the United States
constituency voters of Guam
country Guam
electedAlongside Governor of Guam
governingBody Government of Guam
hasAuthorityOver executive agencies of the Government of Guam as delegated by the governor
hasFunction assists in administration of territorial laws
may act as acting governor when designated
hasSeat Lieutenant Governor of Guam self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lieutenant Governor’s Office, Adelup, Guam
hasStyle The Honorable
hierarchicalRank second-highest executive official in Guam
isModeledAfter state lieutenant governor offices in the United States
isPartOf territorial government of the United States
jurisdiction Guam
surface form: U.S. territory of Guam
languageOfWorkOrName Chamorro
English
legalStatus territorial constitutional office
legalSystem United States law
locatedIn Hagåtña, Guam
memberOf Cabinet of Guam
nativeLabel Lieutenant Governor of Guam self-link
officeCreatedUnder Constitutional framework of the United States territory of Guam
Organic Act of Guam
officeHolderMustBe citizen of the United States
resident of Guam
officeHoldersAlsoKnownAs Lt. Governor of Guam
officeHolderTitle Honorable
officeScope territorial
officeTermLength 4 years
officeType lieutenant governor
partOf executive branch of the Government of Guam
positionHeldIn Government of Guam
replacesOffice Governor of Guam in case of vacancy
reportsTo Governor of Guam
residence Government House, Guam
role assumes gubernatorial duties when the Governor of Guam is absent
assumes gubernatorial duties when the Governor of Guam is unable to serve
principal deputy to the Governor of Guam
successionOrder first in line to succeed the Governor of Guam
termRenewal renewable, subject to term limits under Guam law
territorialStatusContext unincorporated territory of the United States

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Government of Guam deputyHeadOfGovernment Lieutenant Governor of Guam
Government of Guam hasExecutiveOffice Lieutenant Governor of Guam
this entity surface form: Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Guam
Lieutenant Governor of Guam hasSeat Lieutenant Governor of Guam self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lieutenant Governor’s Office, Adelup, Guam
Lieutenant Governor of Guam nativeLabel Lieutenant Governor of Guam self-link
Governor of Guam worksWith Lieutenant Governor of Guam