Gary Herbert Bio Overview
Gary Herbert is an American politician serving since 2009 as Utah’s 17th and current Governor. He was a member of the Republican Party. During the 2015-2016 cycle, he was chairing the National Governors Association. Since August 2009, Herbert has worked as governor. From July 2015 to July 2016, Herbert worked as chairman of the National Governors’ Association.
Gary was born on 7th May 1947. He is 73 years old as of 2020. Gary is American with white ethnicity. He is residing in the Governor’s Mansion. His mother’s name is Carol’s and his father’s name is Paul Richard Peter. Gray was born in American Fork, Utah. His birth sign is Taurus. During childhood, Gary’s parents divorced. Garry’s mother-son remarried to Duane Barlow Herbert and he adopted Gary legally. Paul Richard Peter also remarried. But Herbert and his paternal half-siblings were brought up in various households. They had minimal contact with each other. Gary Herbert grew up in the Utah city of Orem.
Quick facts and information about Gary Herbert
| Full name | Gary Richard Herbert |
| Date of birth | 7th May 1947 |
| Age | 73 |
| Birth sign | Taurus |
| Birth Place | American Fork, Utah, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Education | High School of Orem/ Brigham Young University (not graduated) |
| Residing Place | Governor’s Mansion |
| Marital Status | Married (Jeanette Snelson Herbert) |
| Children | Six |
| Social Media | Instagram/ Facebook/Twitter |
| Net Worth | $20 million |
Gary Herbert: Body measurement and many more
| Height | 5’8” |
| Weight | 70 kg |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
| Hair Color | Blonde |
Gary is 5’8” tall with a weight of 70 kg. He has dark brown eyes with blonde hair.
Gary Herbert: Education
Herbert graduated from the High School of Orem. In the mission of the Eastern States, he worked in a two-year mission for the LDS Church. He later attended Brigham Young University, but he did not graduate.
Gary Herbert: Career
Gary Herbert worked in the US Army under the Utah Army National Guard Unit before entering US politics. He got the staff sergeant’s position and left. Herbert founded his own company, Herbert and Associates Realtors, which mainly dealt with real estate development, after leaving his military career.
Herbert worked as a commissioner on the Utah County Commission from 1990 to 2004. Herbert also worked as the president of the Utah Association of Counties during his work as a commissioner on the Utah Country Commission. He also was the president of the Utah Association of Realtors. In November 2003, Herbert started campaigning for the Governor of Utah’s Republican nomination.
During his period being lieutenant governor, Herbert also worked as chairman of numerous commissions statewide which includes the Commission on Civic, the Administrative Council on Emergency Management, the Commission on Volunteers, and Character Education.
Herbert became Utah’s Governor on 11th August 2009.
Herbert served as the vice-president of the National Governors Association from 2014-2015. As well, he worked as the association’s chair for the year 2015-2016. Herbert won re-election for a second full term, defeating entrepreneur Mike Weinholtz, the Democratic nominee. Also, Herbert had a cameo in the low budget movie Sharknado.
Gary Herbert: Relationship
Gary has been married to Jeanette Snelson Herbert. The couple got 6 children. Jeanette Herbert was born in Preston, Idaho. As a young child, she moved to Springville, Utah with her family. She is the Honorary Chair of the Commission on Literacy of the Governor.
Gary Herbert: Social Media
Gary is active on Instagram with the account name, governor herbert with 4.7k followers.
He is also active in \twitter with the account name, Gov. Gary Herbert. He has 65.9k followers on Twitter. He joined Twitter in July 2009.
Gary has two pages on Facebook, Gary herbert with 10k followers and Governor Gary Herbert with 29k followers.
Gary Herbert: Net Worth
As of 2020, the net worth of Gary Herbert is estimated to be around $20 million. Gary Herbert’s salary is $150,000 as of 2020. His primary revenue source is his political career.
In honor of the National Fallen Fighters Memorial Weekend, Gov. Herbert is lowering flags
Gary R. Herbert, Governor of Utah has ordered the lowering of the flag of the United States of America and the flag of the state of Utah on Sunday in honor of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend, in coordination with President Donald Trump’s proclamation. The half-staff flags are also to raise awareness of Fire Prevention, scheduled for 4 to 10 October 2020.
Flags will be flown at half-staff at all state installations and public grounds on Sunday only from sunrise to sunset. Individuals and companies are encouraged to fly the flag for the same length of time at half-staff, a press release said.
