Ronnie Musgrove

David Ronald " Ronnie " Musgrove ( born July 29, 1956 in Tocowa, Panola County, Mississippi) is an American politician. He was from 2000 to 2004 Governor of the State of Mississippi.

Early years and political rise

Ronnie Musgrove attended, among others, the Northwest Community College and the University of Mississippi, where he studied law. One of his fellow students was the author John Grisham, who supported Musgrove in all his later campaigns. In the following years Musgrove held various offices within the Bar Association of Mississippi and was a member of the Democratic Party. From 1987 to 1995 he sat in the Senate of Mississippi, between 1996 and 2000, he served as Deputy Governor Deputy Governor Kirk Fordice of.

Governor of Mississippi

In 1999, Ronnie Musgrove was elected as a candidate of his party by the Legislature as the new governor of his state. Since neither he still had his rival candidate Michael Parker achieved an absolute majority, the House of Representatives of the Mississippi state constitution on the future governor decided accordingly.

Musgrove began his four-year term on 11 January 2000. He took care immediately to the neglected by his predecessor education policy. The teachers received the largest salary increase in the state's history. The whole school system has been improved. In the classrooms, the computer found its way. The health insurance for children has been improved. Despite following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 economic crisis, the governor succeeded to create over 52,000 new jobs in Mississippi. Among other things, the car company Nissan has been moved to there to build a plant. Musgrove was also a member of numerous associations governor. Despite everything, it did not succeed the governor in 2003 to be re-elected.

Further CV

After the end of his governorship Musgrove worked for a law firm. In 2008 he applied unsuccessfully for a seat in the U.S. Senate. Today he holds legal lectures at various universities of the state Mississippi. With his wife, Melody Bruce Ronnie Musgrove has four children.