How many years has Sarah Palin been the Governor of Alaska?
11th Governor of Alaska Incumbent Assumed office December 4, 2006 Lieutenant Sean Parnell Preceded by Frank Murkowski Sarah Louise (Heath) Palin (IPA: /ˈpeɪlɨn/; born February 11, 1964) is the Governor of Alaska and the presumptive Republican vice presidential nominee for the 2008 United States presidential election. Palin was elected governor in late 2006 after defeating incumbent governor Frank Murkowski in the Republican primary and former Democratic governor Tony Knowles in the general election. She was the youngest person, and the first woman, to be elected governor of Alaska. Before becoming governor, Palin served two terms on the Wasilla, Alaska, City Council from 1992 to 1996, and was elected and re-elected mayor of Wasilla for two three-year terms in 1996 and 1999. She also ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor of Alaska in 2002. Palin holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from the University of Idaho. On August 29, 2008, Republican presidential candidate John McC
