Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands

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. "Reactions Mixed on Naming of Senator Ottley". Virgin Islands Daily News. 1973-04-05. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
2. "Ottley Calls Job Challenge in Taking Oath of Office". Virgin Islands Daily News. 1973-04-06. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
3. "Ottley to be Sworn in Today as Lt. Governor". Virgin Islands Daily News. 1973-04-05. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
4. "Plans". Virgin Islands Daily News. 1974-12-31. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
5. "Islands Get a New Lieutenant Governor". Virgin Islands Daily News. 1978-03-13. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
6. "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