Greg Bell (politician)
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Utah Lieutenant Governor Greg Bell
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| 7th Lieutenant Governor of Utah | |
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In office September 1, 2009 – October 16, 2013 |
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| Governor | Gary Herbert |
| Preceded by | Gary Herbert |
| Succeeded by | Spencer Cox |
| Member of the Utah Senate from the 22nd district |
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In office January 20, 2003 – September 1, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Terry R. Spencer |
| Succeeded by | Stuart Adams |
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October 16, 1948 Ogden, Utah |
| Political party | Republican Party |
| Spouse(s) | JoLynn Bell |
| Children | Braden Ryan Davis Christian Andrea Eliza |
| Occupation | Real Estate Developer |
| Religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) |
| Website | Lt. Governor Website |
Gregory S. Bell (born October 16, 1948) is an American politician, land-use attorney, and was the seventh Lieutenant Governor of the US state of Utah. A Republican, he was a member of the Utah State Senate, representing the state's 22nd senate district in Davis County. Bell was appointed Lieutenant Governor on September 1, 2009. He was elected to half a term November 2, 2010 and then elected to a full term November 6, 2012.
Bell was born on October 16, 1948 in Ogden, Utah. He graduated from Weber State University in 1972 with a BA., and from the University of Utah College of Law in 1975 with a J.D. Bell is married to JoLynn and is the father of six children including sons Braden, Ryan, Davis, and Christian, and daughters Andrea and Eliza. Bell was employed as Vice President of United Savings from 1977 to 1981, Utah. He founded Gregory Bell and Associates law firm from 1981 to 1984, when it merged with Kirton & McConkie Law firm in 1984, where he was a partner. He left Kirton & McConkie in 1997 when he became partner in Raddon/Bell Properties, a real estate development company. Bell was self-employed in real estate development until 2008, when he joined the old-line Salt Lake law firm Fabian & Clendenin.
Bell was elected to the Farmington City Council in 1990 and subsequently elected Mayor of Farmington, Utah, in 1994. Bell then served as Mayor of Farmington until 2002. He was elected to the Utah Senate in Utah's 22nd Senate district in 2002.
He was elected to Senate Leadership as Asst. Majority Whip by his colleagues for 2008–09, serving on the Joint Leadership, Executive Appropriations, and Legislative Management Committees.
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