Jerry Falwell Jr.

For the televangelist and co-founder of the Moral Majority, see Jerry Falwell.

Jerry Falwell Jr.
Falwell in 2019
4th President of Liberty University
In office
May 15, 2007 – August 25, 2020[1]
Preceded byJerry Falwell
Succeeded byJerry Prevo
Personal details
Born
Jerry Lamon Falwell Jr.

(1962-06-17) June 17, 1962 (age 62)
Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Becki Tilley
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(m. 1987)​
Children3
Parent(s)Jerry Falwell
Macel Pate Falwell
RelativesJonathan Falwell (brother)
EducationLiberty University (BA)
University of Virginia (JD)

Jerry Lamon Falwell Jr. (/ˈfɔːlwɛl/; born June 17, 1962) is an American attorney, former academic administrator, and evangelical. Starting with his 2007 appointment upon the death of his father, televangelist and conservative activist Jerry Falwell, Falwell served as the president of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, until resigning in August 2020 amid a sex scandal.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Liberty University Board Accepts Jerry Falwell Jr.'s Resignation as President". Liberty News (Press release). Liberty University. August 25, 2020. Archived from the original on October 1, 2024. Retrieved August 26, 2020. Falwell was the fourth president of Liberty University, assuming the role after his father, Liberty founder Dr. Jerry Falwell Sr., passed away in 2007.
  2. ^ "Jerry Falwell Jr to take leave of absence after racy photo". BBC News. August 8, 2020. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Sarah Pulliam Bailey; Susan Svrluga; Michelle Boorstein (August 25, 2020). "Jerry Falwell Jr. confirms he has resigned as head of Liberty University". Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 1, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  4. ^ Gayomali, Chris. "Jerry and Becki Falwell's Illicit Years-Long Affair with a Miami Pool Boy, Explained". GQ. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference partner was invoked but never defined (see the help page).