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Lester Spell

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Lester Spell
Spell in 2006
6th Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce
In office
January 9, 1996 – January 10, 2012
GovernorKirk Fordice
Ronnie Musgrove
Haley Barbour
Preceded byJim Buck Ross
Succeeded byCindy Hyde-Smith
Personal details
Born (1942-12-24) December 24, 1942 (age 81)
Richland, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (2005–present)
Other political
affiliations
Democratic (before 2005)

Lester Spell (born December 24, 1942) is an American politician who served as the Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce from 1996 to 2012.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Spell wins GOP nomination for agriculture commissioner". Picayuneitem.com. 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  2. ^ "Spell won't seek 5th term as Miss. ag commissioner". Meridianstar.com. 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Jim Buck Ross
Democratic nominee for Agriculture and Commerce Commissioner of Mississippi
1995, 1999, 2003
Succeeded by
Rickey L. Cole
Preceded by
Max Phillips
Republican nominee for Agriculture and Commerce Commissioner of Mississippi
2007
Succeeded by