Phil Bryant
Phil Bryant | |
|---|---|
| 64th Governor of Mississippi | |
| In office January 10, 2012 – January 14, 2020 | |
| Lieutenant | Tate Reeves |
| Preceded by | Haley Barbour |
| Succeeded by | Tate Reeves |
| 31st Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi | |
| In office January 10, 2008 – January 10, 2012 | |
| Governor | Haley Barbour |
| Preceded by | Amy Tuck |
| Succeeded by | Tate Reeves |
| 40th Auditor of Mississippi | |
| In office November 1996 – January 10, 2008 | |
| Governor | Kirk Fordice Ronnie Musgrove Haley Barbour |
| Preceded by | Steve Patterson |
| Succeeded by | Stacey Pickering |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dewey Phillip Bryant December 9, 1954 Moorhead, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Deborah Hays (m. 1976) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Hinds Community College (attended) University of Southern Mississippi (BA) Mississippi College (MA) |
Dewey Phillip Bryant (born December 9, 1954) is an American politician who served as the 64th governor of Mississippi from 2012 to 2020. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 31st lieutenant governor of Mississippi from 2008 to 2012 and 40th state auditor of Mississippi from 1996 to 2008. Bryant was elected governor in 2011, defeating the Democratic nominee Mayor Johnny DuPree of Hattiesburg. He was re-elected in 2015, defeating Democratic nominee Robert Gray.