Gilbert "Whip" Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Sheriff of Camden County, New Jersey | |
| Assumed office December 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Charles H. Billingham |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 5th district | |
| In office January 25, 2010 – December 2, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Donald Norcross |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Barclay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gilbert L. Wilson March 17, 1947 Camden, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Spouse | Martha |
| Residence(s) | Camden, New Jersey |
| Alma mater | Camden County College Rowan University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1965–1969 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Gilbert L. "Whip" Wilson (born March 17, 1947) is an American Democratic Party politician who has been the sheriff of Camden County, New Jersey since December 2015. He served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2010. when he was selected by party leaders to fill the vacant seat of Donald Norcross who had moved up to the New Jersey Senate, until December 2015 when he resigned in order to take office as sheriff . While in the Assembly, he represented the 5th Legislative District. Wilson was a councilman at-large in the City of Camden from 1997 to 2000 and again from 2005 to 2010.