David Beasley

David Beasley
Executive Director of the World Food Programme
In office
April 4, 2017 – April 5, 2023
Secretary GeneralAntónio Guterres
Preceded byErtharin Cousin
Succeeded byCindy McCain
113th Governor of South Carolina
In office
January 11, 1995 – January 13, 1999
LieutenantBob Peeler
Preceded byCarroll Campbell
Succeeded byJim Hodges
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
from the 56th district
In office
January 9, 1981 – January 1993
Preceded byGary Byrd
Succeeded byDenny Neilson
Personal details
Born
David Muldrow Beasley

(1957-02-26) February 26, 1957 (age 67)
Darlington, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (Before 1991)
Republican (1991–present)
SpouseMary Wood Payne
EducationClemson University
University of South Carolina (BA, JD)

David Muldrow Beasley (born February 26, 1957) is an American politician and the former executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme.[1] A member of the Republican Party, he served one term as the 113th Governor of South Carolina from 1995 until 1999 before losing reelection to Democrat Jim Hodges. He also served as a state representative from 1981 until 1995.

  1. ^ "Executive Director". Archived from the original on May 1, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.