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A Lieutenant Governor is the first official in the order of executive succession for some Federation Member States. When the post of Governor becomes vacant, the Lieutenant Governor becomes Governor in their place.
In 2379, the Lieutenant Governor of Cestus, Yrolla Gari, became Governor upon Nanietta Bacco's election as Federation President. (TNG novel: A Time for War, A Time for Peace)