Asa Hutchinson

Asa Hutchinson
46th Governor of Arkansas
Incumbent
Assumed office January 13, 2015
Lieutenant	Tim Griffin
Preceded by	Mike Beebe
Vice Chair of the National Governors Association
Incumbent
Assumed office August 5, 2020
Chair	Andrew Cuomo
Preceded by	Andrew Cuomo
Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border and Transportation Security
In office January 23, 2003 – March 1, 2005
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Randy Beardsworth (acting)
Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration
In office August 8, 2001 – January 23, 2003
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	William Simpkins (acting)
Succeeded by	Karen Tandy
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 3rd district
In office January 3, 1997 – August 6, 2001
Preceded by	Tim Hutchinson
Succeeded by	John Boozman
Chair of the Republican Party of Arkansas
In office January 1, 1990 – January 1, 1995
Preceded by	Ken Coon
Succeeded by	Sheffield Nelson
United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas
In office September 1, 1982 – January 20, 1985
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Larry McCord
Succeeded by	Michael Fitzhugh
City Attorney of Bentonville, Arkansas
In office 1977–1978
Personal details
Born	William Asa Hutchinson II (1950-12-03) December 3, 1950 Bentonville, Arkansas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Susan Hutchinson
Children	4
Residence	Governor's Mansion
Education	Bob Jones University (BA) University of Arkansas (JD)

Asa Hutchinson (born December 3, 1950) is an American politician. On January 13, 2015, he became the 46th Governor of Arkansas and was elected again on 11 November 2018. He is a Republican. He was the administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Hutchinson was born in Bentonville, Arkansas. He is a descendant of Alexander Simpson Hutchinson, a government official and slave owner in South Carolina and Arkansas. He lives there with his wife, Susan Burrell Hutchinson. He has four children.