Jonah Prendergast

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Jonah Prendergast
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36th Governor of West Virginia
Assumed office
January 16, 2017
Preceded byRonnie Joe Easton
25th United States Secretary of Labor
In office
April 28, 2002 – August 3, 2007
Preceded byLeviana Chao
Succeeded byMonica Figueroa
Personal details
Born
Jonah Ebenezer Prendergast

October 4, 1948 (age 71)
South Charleston, West Virginia, USA
Political partyRepublican Party
SpouseMartha Prendergast (m. 1975)
Children2
Residence(s)South Charleston, West Virginia
EducationPrinceton University (BA)

Jonah Ebenezer Prendergast (born October 4, 1948) is an American politician who currently serves as the 36th Governor of West Virginia and who formerly served as the 25th Secretary of Labor under President John W. Burke. He was a candidate for President of the United States in the Republican Primary during the 2020 election.