Robert J Bentley

Prior to becoming Governor, Dr. Bentley served two terms in the Alabama House of Representatives. He represented House District 63 in Tuscaloosa. He was born and raised in Shelby County and graduated from the University of Alabama. He was commissioned Captain in the United States Air Force. Upon completion of his military service, he completed his residency in Dermatology at the University of Alabama School of Medicine. Dr. Bentley moved to Tuscaloosa in 1974 and established his own dermatology practice. Governor Bentley currently chairs the Interstate Mining Compact Commission and the Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council. He is Vice-Chair of the National Governor’s Association Economic Development and Commerce Committee, for which he was previously the chairman. He has also served as chair of the Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission and the Southern States Energy Board. He has twice been the chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission and co-chair of the National Governor’s Association Task Force on Prescription Drug Abuse.