Elder Kevin S. Hamilton was sustained as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 6, 2013. He served for five years in the Africa Southeast Area Presidency and one year in the North America Northeast Area Presidency. He was serving as the Executive Director of the Family History Department when he was granted Emeritus status, effective August 1, 2025.
Elder Hamilton has served in numerous Church callings, including full-time missionary in the Switzerland Geneva Mission, bishop, stake president, and president of the Belgium/Netherlands Mission from 2003 to 2006.
Elder Hamilton received a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Brigham Young University in 1979, and in 1982 he received a master’s degree in finance from the University of Washington. Prior to his call, he was a cofounder and partner in a venture capital firm.
Kevin Scott Hamilton was born in Wenatchee, Washington. He married Claudia Keysor in July 1978. They are the parents of six children.
Born in Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington, United States
Sustained as General Authority Seventy
2013 April 6 – 2025 April 5 (Age 58)
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Release announced April 2025 General Conference, noted the release would be effective 1 August 2025.
