Bill Gibbons | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security | |
| In office January 2011 – September 2016[1] | |
| Appointed by | Bill Haslam |
| Preceded by | David Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | David Purkey |
| District Attorney General of the 30th Judicial District of Tennessee | |
| In office 1996 – c. 2010 | |
| Appointed by | Don Sundquist |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arkansas, USA |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Julia Smith Gibbons |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Vanderbilt University |
Bill Gibbons is the Executive Director at The Public Safety Institute at the University of Memphis.[2] Gibbons was previously Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security until 2016. He was appointed to the post by the Governor of Tennessee, Bill Haslam. He is a former District Attorney General of the 30th Judicial District of Tennessee, which includes Shelby County and the city of Memphis, Tennessee. He was a Republican candidate in the 2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election, but dropped out on March 26, 2010 due to "lack of sufficient campaign funds to go forward."[3][4]
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