Norman H. Bangerter

Norman Howard Bangerter
13th Governor of Utah
In office January 7, 1985 – January 4, 1993
Lieutenant	W. Val Oveson
Preceded by	Scott M. Matheson
Succeeded by	Mike Leavitt
Personal details
Born	January 4, 1933 (1933-01-04) (age 78) Granger, Utah
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Colleen Monson Bangerter
Religion	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Norman Howard Bangerter (born January 4, 1933) (nicknamed "Norm") was the 13th Governor of Utah from 1985 to 1993. He was the first Republican elected to the position since 1965.

Biography

Bangerter was born in Granger, Utah (now West Valley City) to William Henry Bangerter and Isabelle Bawden. His older brother W. Grant Bangerter served as a General Authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Bangerter married his wife, the former Colleen Monson, in 1953. The two had six children. He received a bachelors degree from Brigham Young University in 1955.

Prior to his election, Bangerter founded a successful construction firm that specialized in building homes. He served in the Utah House of Representatives from 1975 to 1985 and as Speaker of that body from 1981 to 1985.

During his tenure as governor, Bangerter dealt with the flooding of the Great Salt Lake and its tributaries by approving the construction of large, US$60 million pumps to channel excess water from the Great Salt Lake onto the Bonneville Salt Flats. This was initially successful, yet caused some controversy when the lake's water level fell in later years, and some regarded the idle pumps as wasteful.

Bangerter's "foremost interest was improving the state's educational system".^[1]

After his retirement as governor, Bangerter returned to his construction firm and served for three years as president of the South Africa Johannesburg Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1996 to 1999.

The Bangerter Highway (SR-154), which opened in 1998, was named after the former governor, who had long supported such a road.

In 2008, Norman Bangerter was appointed to the Governing Board for the national children's charity Operation Kids.

See also

• William Grant Bangerter : brother

Notes

1. ^ Utah History Encyclopedia

Political offices
Preceded by Scott M. Matheson	Governor of Utah 1985–1993	Succeeded by Michael O. Leavitt

Persondata
Name	Bangerter, Norman H.
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	January 4, 1933
Place of birth	Granger, Utah
Date of death
Place of death