Henry McMaster

Henry McMaster REPRepublican

Governor

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Henry McMasterREPRepublican Governor
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Henry Dargan McMaster (born May 27, 1947) is an American politician and attorney serving as the 117th governor of South Carolina since 2017. He served as the 91st lieutenant governor of South Carolina from 2015 to 2017 under governor Nikki Haley and became governor upon Haley's resignation on January 24, 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. McMaster worked for U.S. senator Strom Thurmond, both in private practice and as a federal prosecutor. Appointed United States attorney for the District of South Carolina by President Ronald Reagan in 1981, he gained attention for investigating South Carolina marijuana smugglers in Operation Jackpot. McMaster was the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in South Carolina in 1986, losing to incumbent Democrat Fritz Hollings. He was then defeated for lieutenant governor of South Carolina by Democrat Nick Theodore in 1990. McMaster chaired the South Carolina Republican Party from 1993 to 2002. He was elected attorney general of South Carolina in 2002 and reelected in 2006. In 2010, McMaster ran for governor but lost to Nikki Haley in the Republican primary.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
National Institute for Trial Advocacy
1974
University of South Carolina School of Law
JD
1973
University of South Carolina
BA History
1969
Past Positions1 - 12 of 12
Governor
State of South Carolina
2017 - Current
Lieutenant Governor
State of South Carolina
2014 - 2017
President
South Carolina State Senate
2014 - 2017
Attorney General
State of South Carolina
2002 - 2011
Attorney
Henry McMaster
2011 - Current
Securities Commissioner of South Carolina
2011
United States Attorney
District of South Carolina
1981 - 1985
Served
United States Army Reserves, Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps
1969 - 1975
Legislative Assistant
United States Senator Strom Thurmond
1973 - 1974
Former Attorney
Tompkins and McMaster
Senior Advisor
University of South Carolina
Served
United States Attorney General’s Advisory Committee
Other Experience1 - 10 of 10
Member
First Presbyterian Church of Columbia
Current
Chair
South Carolina Policy Council
1991 - 2003
Chair
South Carolina Republican Party
1993 - 2002
Member
Republican National Committee
1993 - 2002
Member
South Carolina Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee
1981 - 1985
Former Member
Palmetto Health Foundation Board
Former Member
Board of Directors, South Carolina State Ports Authority
Former Member
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
Member
Columbia Rotary Club
Member
Saint Andrews Society
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