Chris Sununu | |
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82nd Governor of New Hampshire | |
Assumed office January 5, 2017 |
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Preceded by | Maggie Hassan |
Member of the New Hampshire Executive Council from the 3rd district |
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In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017 |
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Preceded by | Beverly Hollingworth |
Succeeded by | Russell Prescott |
Personal details | |
Born |
Salem, New Hampshire, U.S. |
November 5, 1974
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Valerie Sununu |
Parents | John Sununu (father) |
Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS) |
Website |
chrissununu governor |
Christopher T. "Chris" Sununu /səˈnuːnuː/ (born November 5, 1974) is an American politician and businessman who serves as the 82nd and current Governor of New Hampshire, since January 2017. Sununu was previously a member of the New Hampshire Executive Council, an office he held from (2011-2017). At age 42, Sununu is currently the youngest state Governor in the United States.
Sununu was born in Salem, New Hampshire. He also serves as chief executive officer of the Waterville Valley Ski Resort in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. He earned a bachelor's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Sununu is a son of former New Hampshire Governor John H. Sununu and brother of former U.S. Senator John E. Sununu.
Sununu, one of eight siblings, was raised in Salem, New Hampshire. He is the son of Nancy (Hayes) and former Governor of New Hampshire and White House Chief of Staff John H. Sununu. His father's ancestors came to the United States from the Middle East around the start of the 20th century. His paternal ancestry is Palestinian from the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem community in Jerusalem. Despite the family's ancestry from Jerusalem, some members of the family were from Beirut, in what is today Lebanon. His father was born in Havana, Cuba. Most of the last two generations of Sununus were also born in the United States. His mother's ancestors include immigrants from Ireland, as well as Scotland and England.