Lieutenant Governor of Illinois

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The Lieutenant Governor of Illinois is the state's second-highest executive officer, who succeeds the governor if necessary and typically oversees initiatives related to education, rural affairs, and economic development.

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instanceOf public office
state executive office
appliesToJurisdiction Illinois
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Illinois Constitution
Illinois Constitution
surface form: Illinois Constitution of 1818
electedWith Governor of Illinois
electionType partisan election
eligibleVoters registered voters of Illinois
firstOfficeHolder Pierre Menard
governingDocument Article V of the Illinois Constitution
hasConstitutionalRole acts as Governor when the Governor is unable to serve
succeeds to the governorship upon vacancy
hasDuty chairing or participating in state task forces and councils
promoting economic development in Illinois
promoting rural community development
supporting statewide education policy initiatives
hasOfficeHolder Juliana Stratton
hasOfficialWebsite https://www2.illinois.gov/ltgov
hasStyle Lieutenant Governor
hasSuccessionRole first in line to succeed the Governor of Illinois
jurisdictionCategory U.S. state lieutenant governor office
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Illinois
surface form: State of Illinois
officeFormationYear 1818
officeHolderPoliticalParty Democratic Party
officeHoldersElectedIn statewide election
officeHolderStartDate 2019
officeType elected office
overseesPolicyArea community development programs
economic development
education initiatives
intergovernmental affairs
rural affairs
rural economic development
partOf Illinois executive branch
surface form: Executive branch of Illinois

Government of Illinois
positionInGovernment second-highest executive officer of Illinois
residence Illinois
seat Springfield, Illinois
succeeds Governor of Illinois
termLength 4 years
termRenewal renewable indefinitely
worksWithOffice Illinois Department of Agriculture
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Illinois General Assembly

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Illinois executive branch composedOf Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
this entity surface form: Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
Illinois Constitution createsOffice Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
subject surface form: Illinois Constitution of 1970
Governor of Illinois hasPart Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
Illinois executive branch leaderTitle Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
Governor of Illinois nextLowerRank Lieutenant Governor of Illinois