Henry McMaster
| Henry McMaster | |
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| 117th Governor of South Carolina | |
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Assumed office January 24, 2017 |
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| Lieutenant | Kevin L. Bryant |
| Preceded by | Nikki Haley |
| 91st Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina | |
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In office January 14, 2015 – January 24, 2017 |
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| Governor | Nikki Haley |
| Preceded by | Yancey McGill |
| Succeeded by | Kevin L. Bryant |
| Attorney General of South Carolina | |
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In office January 15, 2003 – January 12, 2011 |
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| Governor | Mark Sanford |
| Preceded by | Charlie Condon |
| Succeeded by | Alan Wilson |
| Chair of the South Carolina Republican Party | |
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In office May 1994 – May 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Barry Wynn |
| Succeeded by | Katon Dawson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Henry Dargan McMaster May 27, 1947 Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Peggy McMaster (1978–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Governor's Mansion |
| Education | University of South Carolina, Columbia (BA, JD) |
| Website | Government website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1969–1975 |
| Unit | United States Army Reserve |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Henry Dargan McMaster (born May 27, 1947) is an American politician who is the 117th and current Governor of South Carolina. He assumed office on January 24, 2017. He previously served as the 91st Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina from 2015 to 2017, as well as Attorney General of South Carolina from 2003 to 2011. From 1981 to 1985, McMaster served as United States Attorney, where he was best known for investigating South Carolina marijuana smugglers in Operation Jackpot. McMaster served on the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education and chaired the South Carolina Republican Party from 1993 to 2002.
McMaster succeeded to the office of Governor of South Carolina when Nikki Haley resigned as governor to become the United States Ambassador to the United Nations.
McMaster was born on May 27, 1947 in Columbia, South Carolina. He is the eldest son of William Appleby McMaster, a storekeeper, and Linda Ann (nee Beljambe), of Charleston, South Carolina. He received a bachelor's degree in history from the University of South Carolina in 1969. As an undergraduate, he was a member of Kappa Alpha Order and the South Carolina Student Legislature. In 1973, he graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law where he served on the Editorial Board of the South Carolina Law Review. Later that year, he was admitted to the South Carolina Bar, the Richland County Bar Association. He served in the United States Army Reserves, receiving his honorable discharge in 1975.
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