Albert Bryan (politician)

Albert Bryan Jr. (born February 21, 1968) is an American Virgin Islander politician who is the ninth elected Governor of the United States Virgin Islands, since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as Commissioner of Labor from 2007 to 2015.

Albert Bryan, Jr.
9th Governor of the United States Virgin Islands
Assumed office
January 7, 2019
LieutenantTregenza Roach
Preceded byKenneth Mapp
Personal details
Born
Albert Bryan Jr.

(1968-02-21) February 21, 1968
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Yolanda Cabodevilla
​
(m. 1998)​
Children2
ResidenceGovernment House
EducationWittenberg University (BA)
University of the Virgin Islands (MBA)

Early life and professional career

Bryan was born on the island of Saint Thomas, to Albert and Genevieve Bryan, the oldest of five sons. He grew up in the Savan neighborhood of Charlotte Amalie, the territory’s capital. As a teenager, Bryan moved to the island of Saint Croix, where he graduated from St. Dunstan's Episcopal High School in 1985. Bryan received his BA in economics from Wittenberg University in 1989. He later received his MBA from the University of the Virgin Islands in 2003.[1]

Governor John de Jongh appointed Bryan as the Commissioner of Labor of the Virgin Islands in 2007. When de Jongh's term ended in 2015, he returned to the private sector. Bryan was CEO and President of Aabra Group, a consulting firm, and Master Strategies, a recruiting firm. He also was executive director of the Virgin Islands chapter of Junior Achievement.[2]

Political career

Bryan won the 2018 Democratic primary earning 39.23% of the vote to defeat former Finance commissioner Angel E. Dawson Jr. and former Senator Allison "Allie" Petrus.[3] He led the 2018 general election with 38% of the vote and won a November 20 runoff election defeating incumbent governor Kenneth Mapp with over 54% of the vote.[4]

Bryan was inaugurated as the 9th governor of the United States Virgin Islands by Rhys Hodge, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands on January 7, 2019.[5]

On January 19, Bryan signed the Virgin Islands Medicinal Cannabis Patient Care Act into law.[6] In August 2019, Bryan signed a bill that prohibits certain use of sunscreens in the territory.[7]

Personal life

Bryan and his wife, Yolanda Cabodevilla, have been married since 1998. They have two daughters.[8]

References
  1. "Governor Bryan". Government of the United States Virgin Islands. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  2. "Governor Bryan". Government of the United States Virgin Islands. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  3. "2018 USVI Primary Election". Election System of the Virgin Islands. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  4. "Albert Bryan Becomes Ninth Elected Governor Of US Virgin Islands". VI Consortium. November 20, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  5. "Albert Bryan Jr. Takes Oath Of Office As 9th Elected Governor Of U.S. Virgin Islands". VI Consortium. January 7, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  6. "Governor Bryan Signs Medicinal Marijuana Bill Into Law". The Virgin Islands Consortium. January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. "US Virgin Islands bans sunscreens harming coral reefs". The Virgin Islands Consortium. August 3, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  8. "Governor Albert Bryan Jr". Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Retrieved July 17, 2020.


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