President pro tempore of the Senate of Virginia
Incumbent L. Louise Lucas since January 8, 2020
Virginia Senate
Seat	State Senate Chamber, Virginia State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia
Appointer	Virginia Senate
Term length	At the pleasure of the Senate, and until another is elected or their term of office as a senator expires
Constituting instrument	Constitution of the Commonwealth of Virginia
Formation	January 12, 1851
First holder	George E. Deneale

The President pro tempore of the Senate of Virginia is a Virginia constitutional office whose role is to serve as the presiding officer of the Senate of Virginia in the absence of the Lieutenant Governor, who ordinarily serves as presiding officer in their role as president of the Senate. The office is established in Article IV, Section 7 of the Constitution of Virginia.^[1] The current office holder is Louise Lucas.

Formation

A president pro tempore is not mentioned as an officer of the Senate in the 1776 or 1830 Virginia constitutions, the first mention of the office was in the 1851 Virginia constitution, and appeared in the subsequent 1864, 1870, 1902, and 1971 constitutions of Virginia.

List of presidents pro tempore

See also

• List of Virginia state legislatures

References