Billy Nungesser | |
|---|---|
 Nungesser in 2019 | |
| 54th Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana | |
| Assumed office January 11, 2016 | |
| Governor | John Bel Edwards Jeff Landry |
| Preceded by | Jay Dardenne |
| President of Plaquemines Parish | |
| In office January 2, 2007 – January 5, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Benny Rousselle |
| Succeeded by | Amos Cormier |
| Chair of the Louisiana Republican Party | |
| In office 1988–1992 | |
| Preceded by | Donald Bollinger |
| Succeeded by | Dud Lastrapes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Harold Nungesser January 10, 1959 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Cher Taffarro |
William Harold Nungesser (born January 10, 1959) is an American politician serving as the 54th lieutenant governor of Louisiana since 2016. A member of the Republican Party, Nungesser is also the former president of the Plaquemines Parish Commission, having been re-elected to a second four-year term in the 2010 general election in which he topped two opponents with more than 71 percent of the vote.[1] His second term as parish president began on January 1, 2011,[2] and ended four years later.
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