Ronnie Musgrove
Ronnie Musgrove | |
|---|---|
| 62nd Governor of Mississippi | |
| In office January 11, 2000 – January 13, 2004 | |
| Lieutenant | Amy Tuck |
| Preceded by | Kirk Fordice |
| Succeeded by | Haley Barbour |
| 29th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi | |
| In office January 4, 1996 – January 11, 2000 | |
| Governor | Kirk Fordice |
| Preceded by | Eddie Briggs |
| Succeeded by | Amy Tuck |
| 39th Chair of the National Lieutenant Governors Association | |
| In office 1998–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Mary Fallin |
| Succeeded by | Olene Walker |
| Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 10th district | |
| In office January 5, 1988 – January 2, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Ray Nix |
| Succeeded by | Nolan Mettetal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Ronald Musgrove July 29, 1956 Sardis, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Melanie Ballard
(m. 1977; div. 2001)Melody Bounds
(m. 2007; died 2021) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Northwest Mississippi Community College (attended) University of Mississippi (BA, JD) |
David Ronald Musgrove (born July 29, 1956) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 62nd governor of Mississippi from 2000 to 2004. A Democrat, he previously served as the 29th lieutenant governor of Mississippi from 1996 to 2000 under Governor Kirk Fordice. As governor, Musgrove had a conservative record.
He was the Democratic nominee in the 2008 special election for one of Mississippi's seats in the United States Senate, losing to incumbent Senator Roger Wicker.
Musgrove is a principal at a public affairs consulting firm, Politics. In 2014, he became founding partner of a new law firm in Jackson, Mississippi, Musgrove/Smith Law. As of 2025, he is the most recent Democrat to hold the office of Governor of Mississippi.