Lieutenant Governor of Maryland

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constitutional office state executive office

The Lieutenant Governor of Maryland is the second-highest executive official in the state, serving as the principal assistant and potential successor to the Governor in overseeing state government functions and policies.

Aliases (1)

Lieutenant Governors of Maryland ×1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional office → state executive office →
appliesToJurisdiction	Maryland →
ballotRelationship	runs on a joint ticket with the Governor of Maryland →
branch	executive branch →
canActAs	acting Governor when Governor is out of state or incapacitated →
country	United States of America →
currentIncumbent	Aruna Miller →
currentIncumbentAssumedOfficeOn	January 18, 2023 →
currentIncumbentPoliticalParty	Democratic Party →
electedWith	Governor of Maryland →
electionMethod	popular vote →
hasAuthorityOver	executive agencies as delegated by the Governor →
hasOfficeIn	Maryland State House →
hasWebsite	https://ltgovernor.maryland.gov/ →
inception	January 1971 →
isPositionHeldBy	Aruna Miller →
jurisdiction	State of Maryland →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Maryland →
oathOfOfficeAdministeredBy	Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals →
officeCreatedBy	Constitution of Maryland →
officeCreatedInYear	1970 →
officeHoldersCategory	Lieutenant Governors of Maryland →
officeHoldersMustMeetRequirement	must meet same qualifications as Governor of Maryland →
officeType	elected office →
partOf	Executive branch of Maryland → Government of Maryland →
positionInGovernment	second-highest executive official of Maryland →
reportsTo	Governor of Maryland →
residence	Annapolis, Maryland →
role	oversees state government functions and policies with the Governor → potential successor to the Governor of Maryland → principal assistant to the Governor of Maryland →
salaryCurrency	United States dollar →
seat	Annapolis, Maryland →
style	The Honorable →
subordinateTo	Governor of Maryland →
successionOrder	first in line to succeed the Governor of Maryland →
symbol	Seal of Maryland →
termLength	4 years →
termRenewal	renewable once consecutively →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Constitution of Maryland →	definesOffice
Governor of Maryland →	hasDeputy
Government of Maryland →	hasOffice
Lieutenant Governor of Maryland ("Lieutenant Governors of Maryland") →	officeHoldersCategory