Gary Richard Herbert is Utah's 17th Governor and Chairman of the Economic Development & Commerce committee for the National Governor's Association.
Prior to becoming governor, he served as Lieutenant Governor with Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. from 2005 to 2009. Governor Herbert's public service also includes serving as a Utah County Commissioner, President of the Utah Association of Counties and President of the Utah Association of Realtors.
Governor Herbert was born in American Fork and raised in Orem, Utah. After graduating from Orem High School, he served a two year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Eastern Atlantic States Mission.
While attending Brigham Young University, Mr. Herbert met and married Jeanette Snelson, from Springville. Shortly after their marriage, Mr. Herbert joined the Utah National Guard and served for six years as a staff sergeant working with target acquisition, artillery, and ground survey.
After his military service, Governor Herbert began a career in real estate, founding Herbert & Associates, based in Orem. In addition to his career in real estate, he and his wife owned and operated a child care service, The Kids Connection, for more than 20 years.
Governor and Mrs. Herbert have six children and eleven grandchildren, with two more on the way!
