List of lieutenant governors of Alaska

This is a list of people who have served as lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Alaska since statehood in 1959. Prior to statehood, the territorial-era Secretary of Alaska, who was appointed by the president of the United States like the governor, functioned as an acting governor or successor-in-waiting like the present-day lieutenant governor does. Waino Edward Hendrickson, the territory's last appointed Secretary, twice served as acting governor. In statehood, the position was referred to as Secretary of State until a constitutional amendment changing the name was approved by voters on August 25, 1970.^[1] In Alaska, the lieutenant governor runs separately from the governor in the primaries, but after the primaries, the nominee for governor and nominee for lieutenant governor run together as a slate.

List of lieutenant governors

Parties

      Alaskan Independence       Democratic       Republican

Image	Lieutenant Governor	Party	Term	Governor(s) served under
	Hugh Wade	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – December 5, 1966	William A. Egan
	Keith Miller[2]	Republican	December 5, 1966 – January 29, 1969	Walter J. Hickel
	Robert W. Ward[3]	Republican	January 29, 1969 – December 7, 1970	Keith Miller
	H. A. "Red" Boucher	Democratic	December 7, 1970 – December 2, 1974	William A. Egan
	Lowell Thomas, Jr.	Republican	December 2, 1974 – December 4, 1978	Jay Hammond
	Terry Miller	Republican	December 4, 1978 – December 6, 1982
	Steve McAlpine	Democratic	December 6, 1982 – December 3, 1990	Bill Sheffield
				Steve Cowper
	Jack Coghill	Alaskan Independence	December 3, 1990 – December 5, 1994	Walter J. Hickel
	Fran Ulmer	Democratic	December 5, 1994 – December 2, 2002	Tony Knowles
	Loren Leman	Republican	December 2, 2002 – December 4, 2006	Frank Murkowski
	Sean Parnell[4]	Republican	December 4, 2006 – July 26, 2009	Sarah Palin
	Craig Campbell[5]	Republican	August 10, 2009 – December 6, 2010	Sean Parnell
	Mead Treadwell	Republican	December 6, 2010 – December 1, 2014
	Byron Mallott	Democratic	December 1, 2014 – present	Bill Walker

Living former U.S. Lieutenant Governors of Alaska

As of December 2014, there are nine former U.S. lieutenant governors of Alaska who are currently living at this time. The oldest U.S. lieutenant governor being Lowell Thomas, Jr. (served 1974–1978, born 1923). The most recent death of a former U.S. lieutenant governor of Alaska was that of H. A. Boucher (served 1970–1974, born 1921), on June 19, 2009. The most recently serving U.S. lieutenant governor of Alaska to die was Terry Miller (served 1978–1982, born 1942), on April 13, 1989.

Lt. Governor	Lt. Gubernatorial term	Date of birth (and age)
Keith H. Miller	1966–1969	March 1, 1925
Lowell Thomas, Jr.	1974–1978	October 6, 1923
Stephen McAlpine	1982–1990	May 23, 1949
Jack Coghill	1990–1994	September 24, 1925
Fran Ulmer	1994–2002	February 1, 1947
Loren Leman	2002–2006	December 2, 1950
Sean Parnell	2006–2009	November 19, 1962
Craig Campbell	2009–2010	March 24, 1952
Mead Treadwell	2010–2014	March 21, 1956

References

1. Alaska Constitution
2. Became governor January 29, 1969 upon resignation of Walter Hickel.
3. Was commissioner of administration under Hickel. Ascended to the office of secretary of state when Miller became governor.
4. Became governor July 26, 2009 upon resignation of Sarah Palin. "Parnell, Campbell Sworn In". Retrieved 2009-08-12.
5. Joe Schmidt, Palin's designated replacement for Parnell, refused the position. Campbell was appointed as interim Lieutenant Governor on July 26, 2009; confirmed by State Legislature 55-4 on August 10, 2009 "Campbell answers concerns, wins strong approval: New lieutenant governor no longer temporary, acting". Retrieved 2009-08-12.