Christopher Blankenship
2017 - Present
2027
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Christopher Blankenship is the Alabama Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources. Blankenship assumed office in 2017. Blankenship's current term ends on January 18, 2027.
Biography
Blankenship earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from the University of South Alabama. He worked for the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) as a marine resources enforcement officer and rose to the position of director of marine resources in 2011.[1]
Blankenship was named deputy commissioner of the ADCNR in March 2017 and acting commissioner in May 2017 following the resignation of N. Gunter Guy Jr. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey appointed Blankenship to the role of ADCNR commissioner in August 2017.[1][2][3][4]
Education
- Bachelor's degree, criminal justice, University of South Alabama
Political career
Conservation and Natural Resources Commissioner (2017 - Present)
Blankenship assumed office as the commissioner of conservation and natural resources in August 2017. He was appointed by Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R).[4]
Appointments
2011
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) appointed Blankenship to the position of conservation and natural resources commissioner in August 2017.[4]
Contact information
Office contact:
64 N. Union Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36130
Tel:(334) 242-3486
Email: dncr.commissioner@dcnr.alabama.gov
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, "Blankenship Appointed Alabama Deputy Conservation Commissioner," March 27, 2017
- ↑ AlabamaNews.net, "Christopher Blankenship Named Acting Commissioner of the AL Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources," June 1, 2017
- ↑ Deer & Deer Hunting, "State Conservation Commissioner Resigns Amid Governor’s Turnover," May 29, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 'Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, "About the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources," accessed December 6, 2017
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