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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.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"6 April 1943","date":"1943-04-06"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5004419#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Yakutat","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q487681"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5004419#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"8 May 2020","date":"2020-05-08"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5004419#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Anchorage","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39450"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5004419#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"United States","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5004419#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"businessperson","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43845"},{"text":"lieutenant governor","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1516453"},{"text":"mayor","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30185"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5004419#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Democratic Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29552"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5004419#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Western Washington University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q284777"},{"text":"Sheldon Jackson College","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7493517"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5004419#P69"}},{"key":"website","label":"Official website","values":[{"text":"byronmallott.com","url":"http://byronmallott.com/"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5004419#P856"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Lieutenant Governor of Alaska (1 December 2014 – 16 October 2018)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60095901","start":"2014-12-01","end":"2018-10-16"},{"text":"trustee (2002–2003)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67378402","start":"2002","end":"2003"},{"text":"Mayor of Juneau, Alaska (1994–1995)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54172028","start":"1994","end":"1995"},{"text":"mayor (1965–1966)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30185","start":"1965","end":"1966"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5004419#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_Mallott","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5004419","http://byronmallott.com/"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Byron Mallott born?","a":"Byron Mallott was born on 6 April 1943 in Yakutat."},{"q":"What positions has Byron Mallott held?","a":"Positions held by Byron Mallott include: Lieutenant Governor of Alaska (2014–2018); trustee (2002–2003); Mayor of Juneau, Alaska (1994–1995); mayor (1965–1966)."},{"q":"Where did Byron Mallott study?","a":"Byron Mallott was educated at Western Washington University, Sheldon Jackson College."}],"related":[{"name":"Jack Coghill","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jack-coghill"},{"name":"Robert W. 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Byron Mallott inaugural speech.jpg — James Brooks from Kodiak, Alaska, CC BY 2.0.","cite":"\"Byron Mallott\". DigiNepal. Last updated 7 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/byron-mallott. Retrieved 14 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-07T07:56:22Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-14","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/byron-mallott","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/byron-mallott","ne":null}}