Former West Virginia Senate President and Lieutenant Governor Mitch Carmichael Joins United World Leaders
Summary
President of the West Virginia Senate from 2017 to 2021, holding the title of Lieutenant Governor, and later the state’s economic development director.
About Mitch Carmichael
Mitch Carmichael served as President of the West Virginia Senate from January 2017 to January 2021, an office that carries the title of Lieutenant Governor of West Virginia, and has also served as State Senate Majority Leader. A Republican, he represented District 4 in the West Virginia Senate from 2012, having previously represented District 12 in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 2000 to 2012.
He was a candidate for Governor of West Virginia in the 2011 gubernatorial special election. After 2020 Governor Jim Justice appointed him West Virginia’s economic development director.
He joined United World Leaders as a Member in April 2025.
About United World Leaders
United World Leaders is an independent, nonpartisan nonprofit organization that brings together Presidents and Prime Ministers, ministers, ambassadors and other current and former senior officials with leaders of business, academia, philanthropy, science and civil society. Members may lead Councils in their areas of focus, as Chairs or Co-Chairs.
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