Governor of Alabama since 2017 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kay Ellen Ivey (born October 15, 1944) is an American politician. She is the 54th and current Governor of Alabama. She is a member of the Republican Party.
Kay Ivey | |
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| 54th Governor of Alabama | |
| Assumed office April 10, 2017 | |
| Lieutenant | Vacant Will Ainsworth (since 2019) |
| Preceded by | Robert J. Bentley |
| 30th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama | |
| In office January 17, 2011 – April 10, 2017 | |
| Governor | Robert Bentley |
| Preceded by | Jim Folsom |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| 38th Treasurer of Alabama | |
| In office January 20, 2003 – January 17, 2011 | |
| Governor | Bob Riley |
| Preceded by | Lucy Baxley |
| Succeeded by | Young Boozer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 15, 1944 Camden, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic (Formerly) |
| Residence | Governor's Mansion |
| Education | Auburn University (BA) |
Ivey served as the 38th Alabama State Treasurer from 2003 to 2011. She then became the 30th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, serving from January 2011 until Robert J. Bentley's resignation on April 10, 2017 in the aftermath of a sex scandal.[1] She beat Walter Maddox in the 2018 Alabama gubernatorial election to complete her full term. Ivey is the first woman to be Alabama's governor since Lurleen Wallace, who succeeded her husband George Wallace in 1967.
Ivey was born an only child to Boadman Nettles Ivey and Barbara Ivey.[2] The family had been in Alabama for many generations, as her ancestor Ann Johnson Nettles Riley was one of several slave owning Nettles in the state.[3][4]
In September 2019, Ivey was diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer.[5] She was cancer-free in January 2020.[6]
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