Virginia
Gov. Ralph Northam
- January 13, 2018 - January 15, 2022
- Democratic
- September 13, 1959
- Virginia
- Virginia Military Institute; Eastern Virginia Medical School Physician/Dentist
- Pamela Northam
- U.S. Army
About
Before he was inaugurated as the 73rd Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Ralph Northam served as an Army doctor, pediatric neurologist, business owner, state Senator and Lieutenant Governor. A native of Virginia’s Eastern Shore, Governor Northam was educated at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), where he graduated with distinction. After graduation, Governor Northam was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army. He served eight years of active duty and rose to the rank of major.
Governor Northam and First Lady Pamela Northam have two adult children.
