Carole Hillard

Carole Hillard
36th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
In office
January 7, 1995 – January 3, 2003
GovernorBill Janklow
Preceded bySteve T. Kirby
Succeeded byDennis Daugaard
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives
Personal details
Born
Carole Kay Rypkema

(1936-08-14)August 14, 1936
Deadwood, South Dakota, U.S.
DiedOctober 25, 2007(2007-10-25) (aged 71)
Lausanne, Switzerland
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJohn Hillard
Children5
Alma materUniversity of Arizona
South Dakota State University
University of South Dakota

Carole Kay Hillard (née Rypkema; August 14, 1936 – October 25, 2007) was the first woman to serve as Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota.