Lieutenant Governor of Kansas

Lieutenant Governor of the State of Kansas
Great Seal of the State of Kansas
Incumbent Jeff Colyer since January 10, 2011
Term length	Four years, renewable once
Formation	February 9, 1861

The Lieutenant Governor of Kansas is the lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Kansas. The lieutenant governor is elected on a ticket with the governor for a four-year term. He or she is the second-ranking member of the executive branch of Kansas state government.

The lieutenant governor succeeds to the officer of governor if the office becomes vacant, and also serve as acting governor if the governor is incapacitated or absent from the state.

The Constitution of Kansas provides that the Lieutenant Governor must satisfy the same constitutional qualifications as the Governor. The Lieutenant Governor must be a citizen of the State of Kansas, at least 31 years of age and a resident of the United States for ten years.

The Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, similar to the Vice President of the United States, the main function of the Lieutenant Governor lies in the executive branch as the immediate successor to the Governorship in the event of a vacancy. In case of impeachment of the Governor, or of his death, failure to qualify, resignation, the Governorship, with its compensation and responsibilities, shall devolve upon the Lieutenant Governor for the residue of the term. In the event of the Governor’s absences from the State, or inability to discharge the powers and duties of the office, the Lieutenant Governor shall become the “Acting Governor” until the Governor returns to the state or the disability is removed.

As of January 2017^[update], thirteen former U.S. lieutenant governors of Kansas are alive, the oldest being John Crutcher (served 1965–1969, born 1916). The most recent death of a former U.S. lieutenant governor was that of Jack D. Walker (served 1987–1991, born 1922), on September 1, 2005.