John p de jongh biography definition
John P. de Jongh, Jr. was appointed to the Board of Directors of AAMC in December Governor de Jongh currently is a Principal of Chilmark Investment.
John Percy de Jongh, Jr., became governor of the US Virgin Islands on January 1, During his tenure, he championed early childhood education issues.!
John de Jongh Jr.
Not to be confused with John de Jong.
John Percy de Jongh Jr. (born November 13, 1957) is an American businessman and politician who served as the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands from 2007 to 2015.
He has been active in Virgin Islands politics and the business community since returning to St. Thomas after graduating from college in 1981. De Jongh has been involved in community development, commercial banking, served on the boards of business and philanthropic organizations, appointed to government positions and elected to public office.[1]
De Jongh ran for governor in the 2002 general election as an independent candidate,[2] placing second with 24.4% of the vote and losing to the incumbent, Charles W.
Turnbull. In the 2006 general election de Jongh ran as the Democratic Party candidate and defeated former Lieutenant Governor Kenneth Mapp in a runoff and became governor. In 2010, he was re-elected to a second term and served u