Sullivan Chime

Sullivan Iheanacho Chime
Governor of Enugu State
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 May 2007
Preceded by Chimaroke Nnamani
Personal details
Born April 10, 1959 (1959-04-10) (age 52)
Udi, Udi LGA, Enugu State, Nigeria

Sullivan Iheanacho Chime (born 10 April 1959) was elected governor of Enugu State in Nigeria in April 2007, taking office on 29 May 2007. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).[1] He was reelected on 26 April 2011.[2]

Background

Sullivan Iheanacho Chime was born on 10 April 1959 at Park Lane Hospital, GRA, Enugu, Enugu State. He attended the College of Immaculate Conception (CIC) in Enugu for his secondary education (1971 - 1976). He studied Law at the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, graduating in 1980. He then enrolled at the Nigerian Law School, Lagos and graduated on 10 July 1981, when he was called to the bar.[1]

For the next seventeen years he ran a private legal practice in Enugu. He was Secretary of Nigeria Bar Association, Enugu branch (1992 - 1994). Later, he was appointed Special Adviser (Legal Matters) to the Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani. In 2001, he was appointed Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice of Enugu State.[1]

Governor of Enugu State

In April 2007, Sullivan Chime successfully ran for governor of Enugu State on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. He took office on 29 May, 2007, succeeding Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani.[1] He was reelected on 26 April 2011.[2]

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