Gerald Grimes
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Gerald Grimes
|image =
|office = 8th Insurance Commissioner of Oklahoma
|governor = David Boren
George Nigh
Henry Bellmon
|term_start = 1975
|term_end = 1991
|predecessor = Joe B. Hunt
|successor = Cathy Weatherford
|birth_name = Robert Gerald Grimes
|birth_date = 1940/1941
|birth_place = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
|death_date = November 2023 (aged 82)
|death_place = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
|party = Democratic
|education = University of Central Oklahoma
}}
Gerald Grimes was an American politician who served as the Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner from 1975 until 1991.
==Biography==
Grimes was born Robert Gerald Grimes in Oklahoma City to Robert Weldon Grimes and Lucille Bivins. He later graduate of Southeast High School and the University of Central Oklahoma.{{cite news |title=Gerald Grimes |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/obituaries/pokl0621561 |access-date=27 January 2024 |work=The Oklahoman |date=November 8, 2023}}
He spent his career in the insurance industry, starting at the Hartford Insurance Company before joining the Oklahoma Insurance Department in 1970. In 1975, following the death of Commissioner Joe B. Hunt, Governor David Boren appointed Grimes as the 8th Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner.{{cite news |last1=Young |first1=Jim |title=Grimes finds pleasure in insurance hot seat |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1982/06/18/grimes-finds-pleasure-in-insurance-hot-seat/62881268007/ |access-date=27 January 2024 |work=The Oklahoman |date=June 18, 1982}} He was a member of the Democratic Party.{{cite news |last1=Krehbiel |first1=Randy |title=Political notebook: Walters says legal action possible against group protesting school's morning prayer |url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/political-notebook-walters-says-legal-action-possible-against-group-protesting-schools-morning-prayer/article_3e054872-8fd7-11ee-8233-43eed276921c.html |access-date=27 January 2024 |work=Tulsa World |date=3 December 2023 |language=en}}
==References==
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{{s-bef|before=Joe B. Hunt}}
{{s-ttl|title=Democratic nominee for Insurance Commissioner of Oklahoma|years=1978, 1982, 1986, 1990}}
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Category:Oklahoma insurance commissioners
Category:Politicians from Oklahoma City