lieutenant children birth_date residence term_end alma_mater term_start order spouse image name predecessor birth_place party office website successor religion article_title
byron mallott 4 16 april 1951 governor 's mansion 1980 lewis and clark college university of puget sound december 1 , 2014 1979 11th governor of alaska donna walker bill walker inauguration speech.jpg bill walker sean parnell mac macdonald fairbanks , alaska , u.s. republican present -rrb- -lrb- before 2014 -rrb- independent -lrb- 2014 -- mayor of valdez -lsb- http://gov.alaska.gov official website -rsb- stephen mcalpine christianity bill walker -lrb- american politician -rrb-

bill walker -lrb- american politician -rrb-

william m. `` bill '' walker -lrb- born april 16 , 1951 -rrb- is an american attorney and politician who is the 11th and current governor of alaska .
he is the second native-born governor of alaska after william a. egan -lrb- 1959 -- 1966 and 1970 -- 1974 -rrb- .
born in fairbanks , alaska to frances -lrb- park -rrb- and businessman ed walker , walker was raised in delta junction and valdez , alaska .
he obtained a law degree and served as mayor , city councilor , and city attorney for valdez , and as general counsel for the alaska gasline port authority .
walker ran for governor of alaska in the republican party primary election in 2010 , losing to incumbent sean parnell .
walker ran as an independent in the 2014 election , merging his campaign with that of democratic nominee byron mallott , who became walker 's running mate .
both candidates ' prior respective running mates withdrew from the race and the walker/mallott ticket defeated governor parnell and his running mate daniel a. sullivan .
