Phil Batt

Phil Batt
Batt in 2010
29th Governor of Idaho
In office January 2, 1995 – January 4, 1999
Lieutenant	Butch Otter
Preceded by	Cecil Andrus
Succeeded by	Dirk Kempthorne
Chair of the Idaho Republican Party
In office 1991–1993
Preceded by	Randy Ayre
Succeeded by	N. Randy Smith
35th Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
In office January 1, 1979 – January 3, 1983
Governor	John Evans
Preceded by	William Murphy
Succeeded by	David Leroy
34th President pro tempore of the Idaho Senate
In office 1976–1978
Preceded by	James Ellsworth
Succeeded by	Reed Budge
Personal details
Born	Philip Eugene Batt (1927-03-04)March 4, 1927 Wilder, Idaho, U.S.
Died	March 4, 2023(2023-03-04) (aged 96)
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Jacque Fallis ​ ​ (m. 1948; died 2014)​ Francee Reilly ​ (m. 2015)​
Children	3
Education	University of Idaho (attended)
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1945–1946
Unit	Army Air Forces
Battles/wars	World War II

Philip Eugene Batt (March 4, 1927 – March 4, 2023) was an American politician who served as the 29th Governor of Idaho from 1995 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party, Batt had previously served as the 35th Lieutenant Governor of Idaho, Chair of the Idaho Republican Party, and as a member of the Idaho Legislature.