| Post: | Deputy Governor |
| Body: | Kaduna State |
| Insigniasize: | 100 |
| Insigniacaption: | Seal of Kaduna State |
| Flag: | Kaduna State Flag.png |
| Flagsize: | 125 |
| Flagborder: | yes |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of Kaduna State |
| Incumbent: | Hadiza Balarabe |
| Incumbentsince: | 29 May 2019 |
| Department: | Executive Branch of the Kaduna State Government |
| Member Of: |
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| Status: | Second highest executive branch officer |
| Seat: | Kaduna |
| Appointer: | Direct popular election or, if vacant, Governor via House of Assembly confirmation |
| Termlength: | Four years |
| Termlength Qualified: | renewable once |
| Constituting Instrument: | Constitution of Nigeria |
| Succession: | First |
| Nominator: | Gubernatorial candidate |
| Inaugural: | Stephen Shekari (Fourth Republic) |
The deputy governor of Kaduna State is the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the government of Kaduna State, Nigeria, after the governor of Kaduna State, and ranks first in line of succession. The deputy governor is directly elected together with the governor to a four-year term of office.
Hadiza Balarabe is the current deputy governor, having assumed office on 29 May 2019.[1]
As in the case of the Governor, in order to be qualified to be elected as deputy governor, a person must:
The deputy governor assists the governor in exercising primary assignments and is also eligible to replace a dead, impeached, absent or ill Governor as required by the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria.[2]
| Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Elected | Governor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abba Musa Rimi | 1 October 1979 | 23 June 1981 | People's Redemption Party | 1979 | Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa | |
| James Bawa Magaji | 3 January 1992 | 17 November 1993 | National Republican Convention | 1991 | Mohammed Dabo Lere | |
| Stephen Shekari | 29 May 1999 | 10 July 2005 | Peoples Democratic Party | 1999 2003 | Ahmed Makarfi | |
| Patrick Yakowa | 21 July 2005 | 20 May 2010 | Peoples Democratic Party | 2007 | ||
| Namadi Sambo | ||||||
| Mukhtar Yero | 29 May 2010 | 16 December 2012 | Peoples Democratic Party | 2011 | Patrick Yakowa | |
| Nuhu Bajoga | 28 December 2012 | 29 May 2015 | Peoples Democratic Party | Mukhtar Yero | ||
| Barnabas Bala | 29 May 2015 | 29 May 2019 | years | All Progressives Congress | 2015 | Nasir El-Rufai |
| Hadiza Balarabe | 29 May 2019 | Incumbent | All Progressives Congress | 2019 2023 | ||
| Uba Sani |