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Bill Walker (American politician)

The Honorable
Bill Walker
Bill Walker.jpg
11th Governor of Alaska
Assumed office
December 1, 2014
Lieutenant Byron Mallott
Preceded by Sean Parnell
Mayor of Valdez
In office
1979–1980
Preceded by Mac MacDonald
Succeeded by Stephen McAlpine
Personal details
Born (1951-04-16) April 16, 1951 (age 65)
Fairbanks, Territory of Alaska, U.S.
Political party Independent (2014–present)
Other political
affiliations
Republican (Before 2014)
Spouse(s) Donna Walker
Children 4
Residence Governor's Mansion
Alma mater Lewis and Clark College
University of Puget Sound
Religion Christianity
Website Official website

William M. "Bill" Walker (born April 16, 1951) is an American attorney and politician who is the 11th and current Governor of Alaska. He is the second native-born governor of Alaska after William A. Egan (1959–1966 and 1970–1974).

Born in Fairbanks, Alaska to Frances (Park) and businessman Ed Walker, Walker was raised in Delta Junction and Valdez, Alaska. He obtained a law degree and served as mayor, city councilor, and city attorney for Valdez, and as general counsel for the Alaska Gasline Port Authority. Walker ran for Governor of Alaska in the Republican Party primary election in 2010, losing to incumbent Sean Parnell.

Walker ran as an Independent in the 2014 election, merging his campaign with that of Democratic nominee Byron Mallott, who became Walker's running mate. Both candidates' prior respective running mates withdrew from the race and the Walker/Mallott ticket defeated Parnell and his running mate, former Anchorage mayor Daniel A. Sullivan.

Walker was born in Fairbanks, Alaska and raised in the small, rural, interior city of Delta Junction and the port of Valdez on Prince William Sound. He was the fourth child of Alaskan pioneers Ed and Frances Walker. During World War II, Ed was an Alaskan Scout with Castner's Cutthroats in the Aleutian Islands and Frances worked on the Alaska-Canadian Highway. During the 1964 Alaska earthquake which severely damaged Valdez, the family lost most of their personal and business possessions. At the age of 12, Walker became a janitor to help his family. Walker worked in his family's construction business as a carpenter, laborer, and teamster on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, which helped him pay for his education.


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