Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands

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The following is a list of Lieutenant Governors of the United States Virgin Islands.

David Earle Maas (July 1, 1969 – February 20, 1973^[1]) - Republican
Vacant - February 20, 1973 – April 5, 1973 (Senate President Claude Molloy served as acting Lt. Governor)^[2]
Athniel C. Ottley (April 5, 1973^[3] – January 6, 1975) - Democrat.^[1] Switched to Republican affiliation on May 27, 1974, to run for a full term as Lt. Governor in the 1974 gubernatorial election with Governor Melvin H. Evans.^[4]
Juan Francisco Luis (January 6, 1975 – January 2, 1978) - Independent Citizens Movement
Vacant - January 2, 1978 – March 10, 1978
Henry A. Millin (March 10, 1978^[5] – January 1983) - Democrat
Julio Brady (January 1983 – January 5, 1987) - Dem.-Republican
Derek M. Hodge (January 5, 1987 – January 2, 1995) - Democrat
Kenneth Mapp (January 2, 1995^[6] – January 4, 1999) - Independent
Gerard Luz James II (January 4, 1999 – January 6, 2003) - Democrat
Vargrave Richards (January 6, 2003 – January 1, 2007) - Democrat
Gregory R. Francis (January 1, 2007 – January 5, 2015) - Democrat
Osbert Potter (January 5, 2015 – present) - Independent

References

1 2 "Reactions Mixed on Naming of Senator Ottley". Virgin Islands Daily News. 1973-04-05. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
↑ "Ottley Calls Job Challenge in Taking Oath of Office". Virgin Islands Daily News. 1973-04-06. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
↑ "Ottley to be Sworn in Today as Lt. Governor". Virgin Islands Daily News. 1973-04-05. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
↑ "Plans". Virgin Islands Daily News. 1974-12-31. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
↑ "Islands Get a New Lieutenant Governor". Virgin Islands Daily News. 1978-03-13. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
↑ "A Report on the State of the Islands 1997: Chapter 5 Virgin Islands". United States Department of the Interior Office of Insular Affairs. 1997. Retrieved 2010-08-25.

External links

Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands Osbert E. Potter
VI History.com

Lieutenant Governors of the United States Virgin Islands

	David Earle Maas Athniel Ottley Juan Francisco Luis Henry Millin Julio Brady Derek Hodge Kenneth Mapp Gerard Luz James Vargrave Richards Gregory Francis Osbert Potter

Current lieutenant governors in the United States

Vice President of the United States: Joe Biden (D)

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Next-in-line of succession for states and territories without lieutenant governors: 1. Secretary of State 2. Senate President 3. Council Chair 4. Treasurer Political party affiliation: Republican: 38 Democratic: 17 Independent: 1

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