Byron Mallott

Byron Mallott
Mallott in 2014
12th Lieutenant Governor of Alaska
In office December 1, 2014 – October 16, 2018
Governor	Bill Walker
Preceded by	Mead Treadwell
Succeeded by	Valerie Davidson
Mayor of Juneau
In office October 4, 1994 – February 13, 1995
Preceded by	Jamie Parsons
Succeeded by	Dennis Egan
Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs
In office 1972–1974
Governor	Bill Egan
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Lee McAnerney
Mayor of Yakutat
In office 1965–1966
Preceded by	Jay B. Mallot
Succeeded by	Jerry Nelson
Personal details
Born	Byron Ivar Mallott (1943-04-06)April 6, 1943 Yakutat, Territory of Alaska, U.S.
Died	May 8, 2020(2020-05-08) (aged 77) Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
Political party	Democratic[1]
Other political affiliations	Independent (2014–2018)
Spouse	Antoinette Mallott
Children	5
Education	Western Washington University

Byron Ivar Mallott (April 6, 1943 – May 8, 2020) was an American politician, elder,^[2] tribal activist, and business executive from the state of Alaska. Mallott was an Alaska Native leader of Tlingit heritage and the leader of the Kwaash Ké Kwaan clan. He was the 12th lieutenant governor of Alaska from December 2014 until his resignation on October 16, 2018.^[3] He also previously served as the mayor of Yakutat, the mayor of Juneau, the president of the Alaska Federation of Natives and the executive director of the Alaska Permanent Fund.

Mallott was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Alaska in 2014,^[4] until he agreed to merge his campaign with that of independent candidate Bill Walker and become Walker's running mate. Walker and Mallott won the election and were sworn in on December 1, 2014. In 2018, Mallott abruptly resigned after it was discovered he made inappropriate overtures to a woman.