List of lieutenant governors of Texas
Lieutenant Governor of Texas is the second-highest executive office in state government.
For more information about the office and powers of the lieutenant governor see Lieutenant Governor of Texas.
Lieutenant Governors of Texas
- Parties
Democratic (39) Republican (8)
- Jones was removed by General Philip Sheridan, commander of the Fifth Military District during Reconstruction and the office remained vacant until the 14th Legislature in 1874.
- Flanagan was elected Lieutenant Governor in 1869 but was not inaugurated. He presided over the Provisional session, but left office after being selected as an at-large representative to the U.S. Congress.
- Perry vacated the office when he succeeded George W. Bush as Governor of Texas on December 21, 2000.
- Ratliff was chosen by the Texas Senate to finish the unexpired term due to the vacancy of Rick Perry's succession to the Governorship. Ratliff served until David Dewhurst was elected in 2002 and inaugurated on January 21, 2003.
Living former lieutenant governors of Texas
As of January 2017, five former lieutenant governors of Texas were alive, the oldest being William P. Hobby Jr. (served 1973–1991, born 1932). The most recent death of a former lieutenant governor of Texas was that of Preston Smith (served 1963–1969, born 1912), on October 18, 2003. The most recent serving lieutenant governor of Texas to die was Bob Bullock (served 1991–1999, born 1929), on June 18, 1999.
Lt. Governor | Term | Date of birth (and age) |
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Ben Barnes | 1969–1973 | April 17, 1938 |
Bill Hobby | 1973–1991 | January 19, 1932 |
Rick Perry | 1999–2000 | March 4, 1950 |
Bill Ratliff | 2000–2003 | August 16, 1936 |
David Dewhurst | 2003–2015 | August 18, 1945 |
Sources
- Legislative Reference Library of Texas
- Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846–1982, Texas Legislative Council, Austin, Texas, August 1982.
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