Jo Bonner

Jo Bonner
4th President of the University of South Alabama
Incumbent
Assumed office December 2, 2021
Preceded by	Tony Waldrop
Chief of Staff to the Governor of Alabama
In office January 20, 2019 – December 2, 2021
Governor	Kay Ivey
Preceded by	Steve Pelham
Succeeded by	Liz Filmore
Chair of the House Ethics Committee
In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013
Preceded by	Zoe Lofgren
Succeeded by	Mike Conaway
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 1st district
In office January 3, 2003 – August 2, 2013
Preceded by	Sonny Callahan
Succeeded by	Bradley Byrne
Personal details
Born	Josiah Robins Bonner (1959-11-19) November 19, 1959 (age 64) Selma, Alabama, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Janée Lambert
Children	2
Education	University of Alabama (BA)

Josiah Robins Bonner Jr. (born November 19, 1959) is an American academic administrator and former politician who currently serves as the fourth president of the University of South Alabama. He was previously the U.S. representative for Alabama's 1st congressional district from 2003 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party. He resigned from Congress on August 2, 2013, to take a job with the University of Alabama.^[1] He served as Chief of Staff to Alabama governor Kay Ivey from 2019 to 2021, before becoming the president of the University of South Alabama. He was officially inaugurated in December 2021.^[2]