Editing Lieutenant governor

{{short description|General title for high officer of state}}
A '''lieutenant governor''', '''lieutenant-governor''', or '''vice governor''' is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or [[lieutenant]], to or ranked under a [[governor]] — a "[[second-in-command]]", rather like [[deputy governor]]. In [[Canadian provinces]] and in the [[Dutch Caribbean]],<ref>{{cite web|author=<!--Staffs writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Mevrouw Evelina Anthony benoemd tot waarnemend gezaghebber Bonaire|url=https://www.rijksdienstcn.com/nieuws/mevrouw-evelina-anthony-benoemd-tot-waarnemend-gezaghebber-bonaire|website=Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland|publisher=Government Service of the Caribbean Netherlands|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206020241/https://www.rijksdienstcn.com/nieuws/mevrouw-evelina-anthony-benoemd-tot-waarnemend-gezaghebber-bonaire|archive-date=6 February 2017|date=30 November 2015|location=Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands|trans-title=Ms Evelina Anthony appointed acting Lieutenant of Bonaire}}</ref> the lieutenant governor is the representative of the [[Monarchy in Canada|Canadian monarch]] or [[Monarchy of the Netherlands|Dutch monarch]] in that jurisdiction, and thus outranks the head of government, but for practical purposes has virtually no power.

In [[India]], lieutenant governors are in charge of [[union territories]] in that country.<ref>{{cite web|title=lieutenant governor|url=http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/lieutenant-governor|website=dictionary.cambridge.org|access-date=21 March 2016}}</ref>

[[Lieutenant governor (United States)|In the United States, lieutenant governors]] are usually second-in-command to a [[governor (United States)|state governor]], and the actual power held by the lieutenant governor varies greatly from state to state. The lieutenant governor is often first in line of succession to the governorship, and acts as governor when the governor leaves the state or is unable to serve. Also, the lieutenant governor is often the president of the [[state senate]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Kettleborough|first=Charles|date=1917|title=Powers of the Lieutenant-Governor|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0003055400105611/type/journal_article|journal=American Political Science Review|language=en|volume=11|issue=1|pages=88–92|doi=10.2307/1944142|jstor=1944142 |s2cid=147306012 |issn=0003-0554}}</ref>

In Argentina, lieutenant governors are called "vice governors" and are modeled after the U.S. lieutenant governors, since as their U.S. counterpart the vice governors are the second-in-command to a [[List of provincial governors in Argentina|provincial governor]], and are the first in the gubernatorial line of succession. Also, the vice governor usually acts as the president of the provincial senate (or the [[List of provincial legislatures in Argentina|provincial legislature]] in [[Unicameral System|unicameral]] provinces).<ref>{{Cite web|title=El Poder Ejecutivo en las Provincias - Derecho Electoral Argentino|url=https://www.joseperezcorti.com.ar/Archivos/DPPyM/Unidades/U_08_Poder_Ejecutivo_en_las_Provincias.pdf|website=joseperezcorti.com.ar|language=es|access-date=18 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=CONSTITUCIÓN DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES|url=https://www.congreso.gob.ar/constituciones/BUENOS-AIRES.pdf|website=congreso.gob.ar|language=es|access-date=18 September 2022}}</ref>

==Lieutenant governors in the former British Empire==
*[[Australia]] – [[Lieutenant-Governor (Australia)]]
**[[Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales]]
**[[Lieutenant-Governor of Queensland]]
**[[Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria]]
*[[Canada]] – [[Lieutenant Governor (Canada)]]
**[[Lieutenant Governor of Alberta]]
**[[Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia]] 
**[[Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba]] 
**[[Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick]]
**[[Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador]]
**[[Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia]]
**[[Lieutenant Governor of Ontario]]
**[[Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island]] 
**[[Lieutenant Governor of Quebec]] 
**[[Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan]]
*British [[Crown Dependencies]] and other possessions
**[[Guernsey]] – [[Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey]]
**[[Isle of Man]] – [[Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man]]
**[[Jersey]] – [[Lieutenant Governor of Jersey]]
**[[British Hong Kong|Hong Kong]] (historical) – [[Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong]] (1843–1902)
**[[French and British interregnum in the Dutch East Indies|Indonesia]] (historical) – Lieutenant-Governor of Java (1811–1814)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/1074474/the-history-of-java-volume-1|title=Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781–1826) – The History of Java; volume 1|website=www.royalcollection.org.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-11-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Stamford-Raffles|title=Sir Stamford Raffles {{!}} British colonial agent|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=2017-11-15|language=en}}</ref>
*[[India]] – [[Lieutenant Governor (India)|lieutenant governors and administrators]]
**[[List of current Indian lieutenant governors and administrators]]
*** [[List of lieutenant governors of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
*** [[List of lieutenant governors of Delhi]]
*** [[List of lieutenant governors of Jammu and Kashmir]]
*** [[List of lieutenant governors of Ladakh]]
*** [[List of lieutenant governors of Puducherry]]
*[[New Zealand]] – The only person to have held the rank of Lieutenant Governor of New Zealand was [[Royal Navy]] [[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] [[William Hobson]] from 1839 to 1841 when New Zealand colony was a [[Dependent territory|dependency]] of the [[colony of New South Wales]], governed at that time by [[Sir George Gipps]]. When New Zealand was designated a [[Crown colony]] in 1841, Hobson was raised to the rank of governor, which he held until his death the following year. Subsequently, in 1848 New Zealand was divided into three provinces: [[New Ulster Province|New Ulster]], [[New Munster Province|New Munster]], and [[New Leinster Province|New Leinster]], each with their own Lieutenant Governors.
*[[Nigeria]] - known as Deputy Governor
*[[U.S. states]] – [[Lieutenant governor (United States)]]
**[[List of current United States lieutenant governors]]
**[[Colonial government in the Thirteen Colonies#The Council]]

==Lieutenant governors in the Kingdom of the Netherlands==
The [[Netherlands]] has lieutenant governors ({{langx|nl|gezaghebbers}}) who formerly and currently govern the Netherland's island territories. Before the [[dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles]] in 2010, each island territory of the [[Netherlands Antilles]] had a lieutenant governor who served as heads of the governing council of each island territory, which formed a level of decentralized government. Currently, the Netherlands has three lieutenant governors who each oversee one of the three [[Special municipality (Netherlands)|special municipalities]] in the [[Caribbean Netherlands]]: [[Saba (island)|Saba]], [[Bonaire]], and [[Sint Eustatius]]. These lieutenant governors are referred to locally as Island Governor,<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2019-01-15 |title=Eilandgids Caribisch Nederland |trans-title=Island guide Caribbean Netherlands |url=https://www.rijksdienstcn.com/over-de-rijksdienst-caribisch-nederland/documenten/brochures/rcn/eilandgids/2019/eilandgids |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=www.rijksdienstcn.com |publisher=Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland |language=nl, en |type=Brochure}}</ref> and their function is similar to a mayor in the [[Netherlands|European Netherlands]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Drayer |first=Dick |date=2020-05-12 |title=Rijna herbenoemd als gezaghebber voor Bonaire |trans-title=Rijna herbenoemd als gezaghebber voor Bonaire |url=https://bonaire.nu/2020/05/12/rijna-herbenoemd-als-gezaghebber-voor-bonaire/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Bonaire.Nu |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Enneking |first=Koen |date=2023-10-24 |title=Burgemeester krijgt meer bevoegdheden om woningen te sluiten |trans-title=Mayor will be given more powers to close homes |url=https://www.binnenlandsbestuur.nl/bestuur-en-organisatie/burgemeester-mogen-bij-ernstige-ordeverstoringen-woningen-te-sluiten |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Binnenlands Bestuur |language=nl}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Acting governor]]
* [[Administrator of the government]]
* [[Deputy governor]]
* [[Governor-general]]
* [[Governor-in-chief]]
* [[Lieutenant Governor's Court]]
* [[Regent]]
* [[Vice president]]

==References==
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{{EB1911|wstitle=Governor}}

[[Category:Gubernatorial titles]]
[[Category:Positions of authority]]
[[Category:Vice offices]]