Giles Ward | |
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President pro tempore of the Mississippi State Senate | |
In office January 6, 2015 –January 5, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Terry W. Brown |
Succeeded by | Terry C. Burton |
Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 18th district | |
In office January 8,2008 –January 5,2016 | |
Preceded by | Gloria Williamson |
Succeeded by | Jenifer Branning |
Personal details | |
Born | Winston Co.,Mississippi,U.S. | March 6,1948
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Kay Burrage |
Residence | Louisville,Mississippi |
Giles K. Ward (born March 6,1948) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party,he was elected to the Mississippi State Senate in 2007. [1] In 2015,he was chosen unanimously to be the Senate's president pro tempore following the death of Terry W. Brown three months earlier. [2]