Olene Walker

Olene Walker
Walker in 2005
15th Governor of Utah
In office
November 5, 2003 – January 3, 2005
LieutenantGayle McKeachnie
Preceded byMike Leavitt
Succeeded byJon Huntsman Jr.
4th Lieutenant Governor of Utah
In office
January 4, 1993 – November 5, 2003
GovernorMike Leavitt
Preceded byVal Oveson
Succeeded byGayle McKeachnie
40th Chair of the National Lieutenant Governors Association
In office
1999–2000
Preceded byRonnie Musgrove
Succeeded bySteve Henry
Member of the Utah House of Representatives
In office
1981–1989
Personal details
BornOlene Smith
(1930-11-15)November 15, 1930
DiedNovember 28, 2015(2015-11-28) (aged 85)
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
PartyRepublican
SpouseMyron Walker
Children7
EducationBrigham Young University (BA)
Stanford University (MA)
University of Utah (PhD)
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Olene Walker (née Smith; November 15, 1930 – November 28, 2015) was an American politician who served as the 15th governor of Utah from 2003 to 2005, succeeding the governorship after Mike Leavitt's resignation.

A member of the Republican Party, Walker was Utah's first female lieutenant governor of Utah as well the first and currently only female governor.

She is also the shortest serving Governor of Utah, serving for only a year and two months.