Kay Ivey
Governor of Alabama — currently serving. Party, term history, and sourced provenance. Sections fill in as records land.
Terms
- Governor of Alabama Republican Current
Background
- background Born October 15, 1944; American politician; member of Republican Party.
- background Pre-office roles: Alabama Development Office (1982–1985); Alabama Commission on Higher Education (1985–1998).
- role Served as Alabama State Treasurer (2003–2011) and 30th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama (2011–2017).
- achievement Alabama's second female governor (April 2017, upon Bentley's resignation); longest-serving female governor in U.S. history.
- role Serving as 54th Governor of Alabama since 2017; won full term in 2018; reelected in 2022.
- role Ineligible for reelection to a third term due to Alabama's gubernatorial term limits.
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