# Governor Brian Kemp

# Last Modification Date: Apr 05, 2021

Apr 05, 2021

####  State of Georgia 

![Governor Brian Kemp ](https://www.tradeandindustrydev.com/sites/tradeandindustrydev.com/files/trade_and_industry_development/nodes/2021/17790/author_Georgia%20Governor%20Brian%20P.%20Kemp%20headshot.jpg  "Governor Brian Kemp") 

Brian Kemp is a husband, father, businessman, and public servant. On November 6, 2018, he was elected as Georgia's 83rd Governor, earning more votes than any gubernatorial candidate in state history. Governor Kemp built his first business – Kemp Development and Construction Company – with a pick-up truck and a shovel. Over 30 years later, he is a successful entrepreneur with businesses and investments in banking, farming, timber, manufacturing, and real estate. Kemp served on the Board of Suncrest Stone in Tifton as a founding director of First Madison Bank and St. Mary’s Hospital Board in Athens. Governor Kemp understands how to successfully create jobs, grow companies, recruit start-ups, and make deals on the international stage while also providing opportunities for hundreds of hardworking Georgians.

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