The governor of georgia is elected by. The lieutenant governor of the state of georgia is an elected constitutional officer the second ranking officer of the executive branch and the first officer in line to succeed the governor of georgiathe lieutenant governor is popularly elected every four years by a plurality and unlike the governor is not subject to term limits. The 83rd governor of georgia brian p. The lieutenant governor of georgia is a constitutional officer of the state of georgia elected to a four year term by popular voteunlike in some other us.
No individual may again hold the office again until four years a single gubernatorial term have elapsed. The governor is popularly elected every four years by a plurality and is limited to two consecutive terms. On november 6 2018 he was elected as georgias 83rd governor earning more votes than any gubernatorial candidate in state history.
There have officially been 77 governors of the state of georgia including 11 who served more than one distinct term john houstoun george walton edward. Governor kemp built his first business kemp development and construction company with a pick up truck and a shovel. State of georgiaincumbent republican governor nathan deal was term limited and thus could not seek re election to a third consecutive term.
The governor of georgia is the head of the executive branch of georgias state government and the commander in chief of the states military forces. A member of the republican party he previously was the 27th secretary of state of georgia from 2010 to 2018 and a member of the georgia state senate from 2003 until 2007. Constitutionally the lieutenant governors primary job is to serve as president of georgias senatein the case of incapacity of the governor.
The 2018 georgia gubernatorial election took place on november 6 2018 concurrently with other statewide and local elections to elect the next governor of the us. He served as georgia secretary of state from 2010 18. The governor of georgia is the head of the executive branch of georgias state government and the commander in chief of the states military forcesthe current governor is republican brian kemp who assumed office on january 14 2019.
The current governor is republican brian kemp who assumed office on january 14 2019. Kemps political career began when he served as a state senator from 2003 07. Kemp took office in january 2019.
The governor of the state of georgia is an elected constitutional officer the head of the executive branch and the highest state office in georgia. Brian kemp is a husband father businessman and public servant. Brian porter kemp born november 2 1963 is an american businessman and politician serving as the 83rd governor of the us.
He is a business owner entrepreneur and investor.