Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota

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The Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota is the state's second-highest executive officer, who assists the governor in administrative and ceremonial duties and is first in the line of succession to the governorship.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional office
state executive office
appliesToJurisdiction Minnesota NERFINISHED
assistsOffice Governor of Minnesota
canBecome Governor of Minnesota NERFINISHED
constitutes part of the executive leadership of Minnesota
country United States of America
createdBy Minnesota Constitution NERFINISHED
currentHolder Peggy Flanagan NERFINISHED
currentHolderAssumedOfficeDate January 7, 2019
currentHolderPoliticalParty Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party NERFINISHED
duty acts as governor when the governor is unable to serve
assists the governor in administrative duties
performs ceremonial duties
serves as acting governor when the governor is out of state or incapacitated
electedAlongWith Governor of Minnesota NERFINISHED
electionMethod popular vote
electionType statewide election
eligibleVoters qualified voters of Minnesota
firstInLineOfSuccessionTo Governor of Minnesota NERFINISHED
formationDate 1858
governmentBranch executive branch of Minnesota
hasJurisdictionOver statewide executive matters as assigned by the governor
hasOfficialWebsite https://mn.gov/governor/lieutenant-governor/
hasStyle The Honorable
inauguralHolder Ignatius L. Donnelly NERFINISHED
languageOfOffice English
legalStatus constitutional officer
lineOfSuccessionPosition 1
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity State of Minnesota NERFINISHED
officeCreatedInContextOf Minnesota statehood
officeHoldersMustMeetRequirement must meet general qualifications for statewide office in Minnesota
officeHoldersNumber one
officeIncludedIn Minnesota executive council NERFINISHED
officeRank second in command in the Minnesota executive branch
officeScope statewide
officeType elected office
partOf Minnesota state government NERFINISHED
positionInGovernment second-highest executive officer of Minnesota
reportsTo Governor of Minnesota
residence Minnesota NERFINISHED
seat Minnesota State Capitol NERFINISHED
symbol Great Seal of the State of Minnesota NERFINISHED
symbolUsedOn official documents of the lieutenant governor
termLength 4 years
termLimit no term limits

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Governor of Minnesota deputy Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Thomas B. Pugh positionHeld Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota