Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. (born March 26, 1960 in Redwood City, California, USA) is the governor of the state of Utah, having won the office in the 2004 election, with Gary Herbert as his lieutenant governor. He is a Republican. He was elected with 57% of the vote over Democrat Scott Matheson Jr.. His term as the 16th governor of Utah began on January 3, 2005. He is the son of businessman and philanthropist Jon Huntsman of Huntsman Corporation. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
He attended the University of Utah, and graduated from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
Prior to his election, Mr. Huntsman served as a White House Staff Assistant in the Reagan Administration, as a U.S. Ambassador to Singapore, as a trade minister to East Asia in the George W. Bush Administration and in executive positions for Huntsman Corporation, the Huntsman Cancer Foundation, and Huntsman Family Holdings Company. Other organizations he has served for include the Utah Opera, Envision Utah, the Coalition for Utah's Future, and KSL's Family Now Campaign. He speaks fluent Standard Mandarin Chinese.
He is married to Mary Kaye Huntsman, and the couple has six children, including one daughter whom the adopted from China.
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| Preceded by : Olene S. Walker | Governor of Utah 2005-present | Succeeded by: Incumbent |
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