Jean Barrus Bingham (born June 10, 1952) has been the 17th Relief Society General President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since April 2017.
Bingham was born in Provo, Utah to parents Robert R.
Barrus and Edith Joy Clark.
Bingham was raised in New Jersey, Minnesota, and Texas.
In Minneapolis, Minnesota, her father served as the church's bishop and she did minor aid in helping build a new LDS chapel.
She lived in New Jersey during her high school years.
She has an associate degree from Elgin Community College and another from Brigham Young University (BYU), along with and bachelor's and master's degrees in teaching from National Louis University.
Bingham met her husband, Bruce, while they were students at BYU.
They were married in the Provo Utah Temple in 1972.
Shortly after their marriage, they moved to Illinois.
They also lived for a time in Wisconsin.
Bingham has taught English as a second language and also worked as a nurse's aid.