Lieutenant Governor of Florida

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The Lieutenant Governor of Florida is the second-highest executive officer in the state, serving as the governor’s top deputy and successor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional office
public office
state executive office
abolished 1889
appliesToJurisdiction Florida
surface form: State of Florida
appointedBy elected jointly with the Governor of Florida
canAssumeOfficeOf Governor of Florida
category Florida state executive offices
Lieutenant Governor of Florida self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lieutenant Governors of Florida

State constitutional officers of Florida
constituency voters of Florida
country United States of America
electedIn statewide general election
electionType part of a joint ticket with the Governor of Florida
formationDate January 1, 1889
governmentBranch executive branch of Florida
hasRole first in the line of succession to the Governor of Florida
top deputy to the Governor of Florida
inauguralHolder William W. J. Kelly
isStatus active office
jurisdiction executive branch of the State of Florida
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalBasis Constitution of Florida
surface form: Article IV of the Florida Constitution

Constitution of Florida
surface form: Constitution of the State of Florida
lineOfSuccessionPosition first to succeed the Governor of Florida
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Leon County, Florida
nativeLabel Lieutenant Governor of the State of Florida
nominatedBy Governor of Florida as running mate
officeCreatedBy Constitution of Florida
surface form: Florida Constitution of 1865
officeHolder Jeanette Núñez
officeHolderPoliticalParty Republican Party
officeHolderStartTime January 8, 2019
officeRecreatedBy Constitution of Florida
surface form: Florida Constitution of 1968
partOf Government of Florida
surface form: Florida state government
positionInOrganization second-highest executive officer of Florida
precededBy President of the Florida Senate (as next in line when office was vacant historically)
reestablished 1968
residence Tallahassee
surface form: Tallahassee, Florida
responsibility act as Governor when the Governor is absent from the state or unable to serve
perform duties assigned by the Governor of Florida
succeed to the office of Governor upon vacancy
seat Florida State Capitol
surface form: Florida Capitol
style The Honorable
subordinateTo Governor of Florida
symbolUsed Seal of the State of Florida
termLength 4 years
termLimit two consecutive terms
workLocation Tallahassee
surface form: Tallahassee, Florida

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Government of Florida hasOffice Lieutenant Governor of Florida
Bill Nelson positionHeld Lieutenant Governor of Florida
Lieutenant Governor of Florida category Lieutenant Governor of Florida self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lieutenant Governors of Florida
Article IV definesPowersOf Lieutenant Governor of Florida
subject surface form: Article IV of the Florida Constitution
Article IV establishesOffice Lieutenant Governor of Florida
subject surface form: Article IV of the Florida Constitution
this entity surface form: Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Florida
Clarence William Nelson II positionHeld Lieutenant Governor of Florida
Jeanette Núñez positionHeld Lieutenant Governor of Florida
LeRoy Collins positionHeld Lieutenant Governor of Florida