Jonathan Skrmetti

Jonathan Skrmetti
28th Attorney General of Tennessee
Assumed office
September 1, 2022
GovernorBill Lee
Preceded byHerbert Slatery
Personal details
Born (1977-01-04) January 4, 1977
PartyRepublican
Children4
EducationGeorge Washington University (BA)
Hertford College, Oxford (BA)
Harvard University (JD)
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Jonathan Thomas Skrmetti (born January 4, 1977) is an American attorney and public official who has served as the 28th attorney general of Tennessee since 2022. Born and raised in Connecticut, and educated at George Washington University, Oxford University, and Harvard Law School, Skrmetti worked as a lawyer in Memphis, Tennessee, both in private practice and as a federal prosecutor in the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee. He subsequently served as Tennessee's chief deputy attorney general and as chief counsel to Governor Bill Lee, prior to his appointment as attorney general.