Pierre Howard

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Pierre Howard (born February 3, 1943) was the ninth Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia and was elected to two terms (1990 and 1994). Howard focused on critical issues concerning Georgia families throughout his political career (i.e. graduated licenses and zero tolerance for drinking and driving for teens).

Howard attended the University of Georgia, where he was captain of the tennis team and president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa and went on to receive a law degree from the University of Georgia as well.

In 1974, Pierre Howard married Nancy Barnes and they have two children, Christopher and Caroline.

Howard came from a political family (great-grandson of Thomas Coke Howard, member of the Georgia House of Representatives, and grandson of William Schley Howard who served in the Georgia House, as well as the U.S. House of Representatives), and entered politics in 1972, as State Senator for DeKalb County's 42nd district. He served eight years as assistant floor leader for Governor George Busbee and 16 years as chairman of the Senate Human Resources Committee.

The Interstate 285 and Interstate 20 interchange in DeKalb County, Georgia is named in his honor.