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This is a list of people who have served as lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Alaska since statehood in 1959. The position did not exist prior to statehood, though the territorial-era Secretary of Alaska was somewhat analogous. Prior to August 25 1970, the position was referred to as Secretary of State, but was functionally identical.[1]

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Lieutenant Governors of Alaska

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Lieutenant Governors of Alaska

Governor	Party	Term	Governor(s) served under
Hugh Wade	Democratic	1959–1966	William A. Egan
Keith Miller[1]	Republican	1966–1969	Walter J. Hickel
Robert W. Ward	Republican	1969–1970	Keith Miller
H. A. "Red" Boucher	Democratic	1970–1974	William A. Egan
Lowell Thomas, Jr.	Republican	1974–1978	Jay Hammond
Terry Miller	Republican	1978–1982	Jay Hammond
Stephen McAlpine	Democratic	1982–1990	Bill Sheffield (1982–86) Steve Cowper (1986–90)
Jack Coghill	Alaskan Independence	1990–1994	Walter J. Hickel
Fran Ulmer	Democratic	1994–2002	Tony Knowles
Loren Leman	Republican	2002–2006	Frank Murkowski
Sean Parnell	Republican	2006-Present	Sarah Palin''

Notes

1. Became governor January 29, 1969 upon resignation of Walter Hickel.