Gregory E. Pyle

Greg Pyle
Chief of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
In office June 9, 1997 – April 28, 2014
Preceded by	Hollis E. Roberts
Succeeded by	Gary Batton
Personal details
Born	Gregory Eli Pyle (1949-04-25)April 25, 1949 Fort Bragg, California, U.S.
Died	October 26, 2019(2019-10-26) (aged 70)
Political party	Democratic
Education	Southeastern Oklahoma State University (BA)

Gregory Eli Pyle (April 25, 1949 – October 26, 2019) was a Native American politician who was a long-term political leader of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. He was elected as Principal Chief in 1997 and re-elected since by wide margins, reigning for almost 17 years. He resigned effective April 28, 2014.^[1] Prior to serving as Principal Chief, he had served as Assistant Chief for 13 years. He began to work for the Choctaw Nation in 1975 as a personnel officer.