Lieutenant Governors of Massachusetts

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Lieutenant Governors of Massachusetts are the individuals who have served as the second-highest executive officials in the Commonwealth’s state government, acting as key deputies and potential successors to the governor.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf politician
state executive office
alsoActsAs member of the Massachusetts Governor’s Council (when convened) in historical practice
appliesToJurisdiction Commonwealth of Massachusetts
New England region context within the United States
appointedBy election by the voters of Massachusetts
assumedOffice 2023-01-05
constitutingInstrument Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
country United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
electionCycle held in even-numbered years concurrent with gubernatorial elections
electionProcess elected on a joint ticket with the Governor of Massachusetts
eligibleVoters citizens of Massachusetts meeting state voting requirements
formationDate 1780
governmentBranch executive branch
hasDuties acts as acting governor when the governor is absent or incapacitated
assists in policy development and intergovernmental relations
may chair or participate in state commissions and advisory councils
represents the administration at official events and ceremonies
serves as key deputy to the governor
hasHistoricalPeriod Commonwealth era since 1780
hasLegalAuthority Massachusetts Constitution and state statutes
hasList List of lieutenant governors of Massachusetts
hasScope executive leadership and administrative coordination at the state level
hasSymbol Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
isComparableTo Lieutenant Governor of other U.S. states
isSubordinateTo Governor of Massachusetts
jurisdiction statewide
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Boston
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
nominator political party of the candidate
officeClassification state constitutional office
officeCreatedFor continuity of executive authority in Massachusetts
officeHolder Kim Driscoll
officeSuccession first in line to succeed the Governor of Massachusetts
officeType statewide elected office
partOf Executive branch of the Government of Massachusetts
positionHeld Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
positionInGovernment second-highest executive officer of Massachusetts
precededBy Deputy or acting colonial governors of Massachusetts Bay
reportsTo Governor of Massachusetts
residence Massachusetts
seat Massachusetts State House
styleOfAddress His Excellency or Her Excellency in formal usage
termLength 4 years
termLimits no term limits

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