Paul Jude Hardy | |
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| 48th Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana | |
| In office March 14, 1988 – January 13, 1992 | |
| Governor | Buddy Roemer |
| Preceded by | Robert Louis Freeman Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Melinda Schwegmann |
| Secretary of State of Louisiana | |
| In office March 1976 – March 10, 1980 | |
| Governor | Edwin Edwards |
| Preceded by | Wade O. Martin Jr. |
| Succeeded by | James H. "Jim" Brown |
| Louisiana State Senator from Iberia and St. Martin parishes | |
| In office 1972–1976 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Romero |
| Succeeded by | Oswald A. Decuir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 18, 1942 Lafayette, Louisiana, USA |
| Political party | Republican (1987–present) Democratic (before 1987) |
| Spouse | Sandra "Sandi" Gatlin Hardy |
| Relations | Maternal uncle, Robert Angelle Maternal grandfather, Drauzin Angelle |
| Children | Gregory Paul Hardy Yvette Hardy Gross. |
| Alma mater | Cecilia High School University of Louisiana at Lafayette Loyola University New Orleans College of Law |
| Profession | Attorney |
Paul Jude Hardy (born October 18, 1942) is an American attorney from Baton Rouge, in the U.S. state of Louisiana, who was the first Republican to have been elected lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Louisiana since Reconstruction. He served in the second-ranking post under Governor Buddy Roemer from 1988 to 1992.