New Hampshire

John Lynch
Governor

John Lynch was elected Governor of New Hampshire in November 2004. He is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire (UNH), the Harvard Business School and the Georgetown University Law Center.

Governor Lynch formerly served as president and CEO of a national furniture manufacturer, and a business consulting group, and as admissions director of the Harvard Business School. He has also served as chair of the University System Board of Trustees and as a member of the board of the Catholic Medical Center in Manchester. His community involvement activities include tenures as past president of the UNH alumni association, is a member of the board of the Capitol Center for the Arts, as well as coaching youth sports.

Governor Lynch has pledged to focus on families, job creation, better schools, and access to affordable health care. In his inaugural, he stressed the need to make state government a better government by holding everyone to the highest standards of ethics and integrity.

Governor Lynch and his wife Susan have two daughters and a son.