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Olene Walker's Biography

Deceased

Contact Information

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Full Name:

Olene S. Walker

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: Myron; 7 Children; 25 Grandchildren

Birth Place:

Ogden, UT

Home City:

Salt Lake City, UT

BA, Brigham Young University

MA, Stanford University

PhD, University of Utah

Majority Whip, Utah House of Representatives

Assistant Majority Whip, Utah House of Representatives

Candidate, Governor, State of Utah, 2004

Governor, State of Utah, 2003-2004

Lieutenant Governor, State of Utah, 2000-2003

Appointed Governor, State of Utah, after Mike Leavitt resigned to head the EPA, 2003

Representative, Utah House of Representatives, 1981-1988

Chair, Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice

Chair, Governor's Commission on Child Care

Chair, Health Reform Task Force

Director, Utah Division of Community Development

Vice President, Country Crisp Foods, 1969-1992

Chair, National Association of Secretaries of State

Chair, National Conference of Lieutenant Governors

Director, Salt Lake Education Foundation

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