Phil Batt

Phil Batt
Batt in 2010
29th Governor of Idaho
In office
January 2, 1995 – January 4, 1999
LieutenantButch Otter
Preceded byCecil Andrus
Succeeded byDirk Kempthorne
Chair of the Idaho Republican Party
In office
1991–1993
Preceded byRandy Ayre
Succeeded byN. Randy Smith
35th Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
In office
January 1, 1979 – January 3, 1983
GovernorJohn Evans
Preceded byWilliam Murphy
Succeeded byDavid Leroy
34th President pro tempore of the Idaho Senate
In office
1976–1978
Preceded byJames Ellsworth
Succeeded byReed Budge
Personal details
Born
Philip Eugene Batt

(1927-03-04)March 4, 1927
Wilder, Idaho, U.S.
DiedMarch 4, 2023(2023-03-04) (aged 96)
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
  • (m. 1948; died 2014)
  • Francee Reilly
    (m. 2015)
Children3
EducationUniversity of Idaho (attended)
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1945–1946
UnitArmy Air Forces
Battles/warsWorld War II

Philip Eugene Batt (March 4, 1927 – March 4, 2023) was an American politician who served as the 29th Governor of Idaho from 1995 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party, Batt had previously served as the 35th Lieutenant Governor of Idaho, Chair of the Idaho Republican Party, and as a member of the Idaho Legislature.