Bill Anoatubby
| Bill Anoatubby | |
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| Governor of the Chickasaw Nation | |
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Assumed office 1987 |
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| Preceded by | Overton James |
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November 8, 1945 Denison, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Janice Anoatubby |
| Children | Two sons, five grandchildren |
| Parents | Opal Anoatubby (mother) |
| Education | attended Murray State College, Bachelor's degree in business and accounting from East Central University, and graduate studies in business and finance at East Central University and Southeastern Oklahoma State University |
| Known for | Governor of the Chickasaw Nation since 1987; two terms as Lieutenant Governor, 1979 to 1987 |
Bill Anoatubby (born November 8, 1945) is the Governor of the Chickasaw Nation, a position he has held since 1987. From 1979 to 1987, Anoatubby served two terms as lieutenant governor in the administration of Governor Overton James.
Anoatubby was born in Denison, Texas, and moved to Tishomingo, Oklahoma, the tribe's capital following his father's death before his third birthday. In 1964, he graduated from Tishomingo High School, where he played football and was active in student government. Following graduation from high school, he attended Murray State College in Tishomingo, before transferring to East Central University in Ada, where he earned a bachelor's degree in accounting. Furthermore, he undertook additional studies in business and finance at ECU and Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Oklahoma. During his college years, he served in the Oklahoma Army National Guard, attaining the rank of staff sergeant and command of a light truck platoon, before his honorable discharge in 1971. From 1972 to 1974, he was employed as an office manager for American Plating Company. From 1974 to 1975, he was employed by the Little Giant Corporation, working in the areas of accounting, budgeting, financial analysis, and electronic data processing.
In July, 1975, Anoatubby joined the Chickasaw Nation government, then based in Sulphur, Oklahoma, as Director of Tribal Health Services, where he was responsible for management of tribal health programs in a 13-county region of south central Oklahoma. The following year, he accepted appointment as director of the tribal accounting department, where he was responsible for development and improvement of tribal accounting systems. In 1978, he was appointed as special assistant to the governor and controller, where he was responsible for program and personnel management, including supervision of tribal department directors. The following year, he became the first popularly elected Lieutenant Governor of Chickasaw Nation, and was reelected in 1983.
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