Jack Dalrymple

Jack Dalrymple
32nd Governor of North Dakota
In office
December 7, 2010 – December 15, 2016
LieutenantDrew Wrigley
Preceded byJohn Hoeven
Succeeded byDoug Burgum
36th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
In office
December 15, 2000 – December 7, 2010
GovernorJohn Hoeven
Preceded byRosemarie Myrdal
Succeeded byDrew Wrigley
Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives
from the 22nd district
In office
1985–2000
Succeeded byVonnie Pietsch
Personal details
Born
John Stewart Dalrymple III

(1948-10-16) October 16, 1948 (age 76)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseBetsy Wood
Children4 daughters
Alma materYale University (BA)
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John Stewart Dalrymple III (born October 16, 1948) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 32nd governor of North Dakota from 2010 to 2016. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 36th lieutenant governor of North Dakota from 2000 to 2010 under Governor John Hoeven.

Dalrymple assumed the governorship following Hoeven's election to the United States Senate. Prior to his inauguration as North Dakota Lieutenant Governor, Dalrymple served in the North Dakota House of Representatives for the 22nd district for eight consecutive terms, from 1985 through 2000. He was a candidate for the U.S. Senate twice, in 1988 and 1992.