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.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional office
public office
state executive office
abolished 1889
appliesToJurisdiction State of Florida
appointedBy elected jointly with the Governor of Florida
canAssumeOfficeOf Governor of Florida
category Florida state executive offices
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 NERFINISHED
isStatus active office
jurisdiction executive branch of the State of Florida
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalBasis Article IV of the Florida Constitution
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 Florida Constitution of 1865
officeHolder Jeanette Núñez
officeHolderPoliticalParty Republican Party
officeHolderStartTime January 8, 2019
officeRecreatedBy Florida Constitution of 1968
partOf 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, 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 Capitol
style The Honorable
subordinateTo Governor of Florida
symbolUsed Seal of the State of Florida
termLength 4 years
termLimit two consecutive terms
workLocation Tallahassee, Florida

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Lieutenant Governor of Florida ("Lieutenant Governors of Florida")
category
Article IV of the Florida Constitution
definesPowersOf
Article IV of the Florida Constitution ("Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Florida")
establishesOffice
Government of Florida
hasOffice
Bill Nelson
positionHeld

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