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*[[Mike Enzi]] - accountant | *[[Mike Enzi]] - accountant | ||
*[[Bill Foster]] - physicist at the government-subsidized Fermilab | *[[Bill Foster]] - physicist at the government-subsidized Fermilab | ||
| − | *[[Al Franken]] - comedian (''Saturday Night Live'') | + | *[[Al Franken]] - US Senator for the State of Minnesota, formerly a comedian (''Saturday Night Live'') |
| − | *[[John Glenn]] - Marine Corps pilot, astronaut | + | *[[John Glenn]] - former US Senator for Ohio, chief author 1978 Nonproliferation Act, Chairman of Committee on Governmental Affairs 1987-1995, Marine Corps pilot, NASA astronaut |
*[[Stephen Harper]] - Economist, head of National Citizens Coalition (Canada's main conservative think tank) | *[[Stephen Harper]] - Economist, head of National Citizens Coalition (Canada's main conservative think tank) | ||
| − | *[[Herbert Hoover]] - geologist, mining engineer | + | *[[Herbert Hoover]] - 31st President of the USA, former geologist, mining engineer |
*[[Rush Holt]] - assistant director of the government-subsidized Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory | *[[Rush Holt]] - assistant director of the government-subsidized Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory | ||
*[[Chris Huhne]] - journalist, including roles as business editor of The ''Independent'' and The ''Independent on Sunday'' | *[[Chris Huhne]] - journalist, including roles as business editor of The ''Independent'' and The ''Independent on Sunday'' | ||
*[[Michael Ignatieff]] Professor at the Kennedy School of Government, author, television host. | *[[Michael Ignatieff]] Professor at the Kennedy School of Government, author, television host. | ||
| − | *[[Glenda Jackson]] - double [[Oscar]]-winning actress who helped force out [[Tony Blair]] | + | *[[Glenda Jackson]] - Member of UK Parliament since 1992, double [[Oscar]]-winning actress who helped force out [[Tony Blair]] |
*John Key - before becoming New Zealander Prime Minister, Key was a succesful businessman and broker for Merril Lynch. | *John Key - before becoming New Zealander Prime Minister, Key was a succesful businessman and broker for Merril Lynch. | ||
*Steve Largent - National football star for the [[Seattle Seahawks]] | *Steve Largent - National football star for the [[Seattle Seahawks]] | ||
*René Lévesque - Journalist. | *René Lévesque - Journalist. | ||
*[[Harold Macmillan]] - Prime Minister of the UK, previously a soldier and publisher. Ended the British Empire in Africa and strengthened the UK's nuclear defences. | *[[Harold Macmillan]] - Prime Minister of the UK, previously a soldier and publisher. Ended the British Empire in Africa and strengthened the UK's nuclear defences. | ||
| − | *[[Brian Mulroney]] Truck driver, lawyer, head of Iron Ore Corporation. | + | *[[Brian Mulroney]] President of Canada, Truck driver, lawyer, head of Iron Ore Corporation. |
| − | *[[Barack Obama]] ( | + | *[[Barack Obama]], President of the USA. (See also below) |
*[[Jacques Parizeau]] Economist. | *[[Jacques Parizeau]] Economist. | ||
| − | *[[Condoleeza Rice]] - professor and Provost at [[Stanford University]], served on the boards of several large corporations, senior fellow at the Institute of International Studies | + | *[[Condoleeza Rice]] - 66th US Secretary of State, National Security Advisor, professor and Provost at [[Stanford University]], served on the boards of several large corporations, senior fellow at the Institute of International Studies |
*[[Mitt Romney]] - former Governor of Massachussets, GOP Presidential candidate in 2008, frontrunner in 2012 GOP Presidential nominees, CEO of Bain & Company, an investment company | *[[Mitt Romney]] - former Governor of Massachussets, GOP Presidential candidate in 2008, frontrunner in 2012 GOP Presidential nominees, CEO of Bain & Company, an investment company | ||
*[[Alex Salmond]] - First Minister of Scotland, economist and banker | *[[Alex Salmond]] - First Minister of Scotland, economist and banker | ||
| − | *[[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] - professional bodybuilder based on steroid use, actor | + | *[[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] - Governor of California, professional bodybuilder based on steroid use, actor |
*[[Heath Shuler]] - former businessman and former National Football League quarterback | *[[Heath Shuler]] - former businessman and former National Football League quarterback | ||
*[[Rick Snyder]] - President and COO of Gateway during the 1990s, later elected Governor of Michigan in 2010 | *[[Rick Snyder]] - President and COO of Gateway during the 1990s, later elected Governor of Michigan in 2010 | ||
| − | *[[Pierre Trudeau]], lawyer, professor at Université de Montréal. | + | *[[Pierre Trudeau]], President of Canada lawyer, professor at Université de Montréal. |
== Careers outside of government that need further discussion == | == Careers outside of government that need further discussion == | ||
Revision as of 19:03, August 10, 2011
Significant politicians with a real former career
This is a list of significant politicians who had a real career (outside of politics):
- Michele Bachmann - homeschooled her 5 children and also helped raise 23 foster children; now is a conservative candidate in the presidential race. Was a practicing lawyer at the IRS for four years with two law degrees before leaving the workforce to raise her children.
- Jim Bunning - Hall of Fame Major League Baseball pitcher and visionary who stood against government spending
- Winston Churchill - accomplished writer, then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom before it became atheistic
- Jimmie Davis - accomplished singer ("You Are My Sunshine") who served two non-consecutive terms as governor of Louisiana
- Benjamin Franklin - printer, author, postmaster, inventor, and Founding Father
- Barry Goldwater - manager of family department store, air force general
- Ron Johnson - was CEO of PACUS, a plastics Mfg, before becoming U.S. Senator for Wisconsin; rejected Obama judicial nominees for his area soon after taking office
- Jack Kemp - star professional football player (quarterback) and architect of the Kemp-Roth tax cuts in the 1980s
- Rand Paul - physician (non-ABO-certified ophthalmologist), now a major influence in the U.S. Senate for cutting spending
- Ron Paul - physician (obstetrician), perhaps the single most influential presidential candidate in the past decade
- Ronald Reagan - actor, president of the Screen Actors Guild, and spokesman for General Electric; architect of the defeat of communism
- Rick Scott - former CEO of a major hospital network, now the innovative Governor of Florida
- Pat Toomey - worked for ChemicalBank, opened Rookie's Restaurant & the former president for The Club for Growth; now a Senator for Pennsylvania.
- Scott Walker - worked for IBM and the American Red Cross before politics; now conservative Governor of Wisconsin.
- George Washington - successful military general, land surveyor [1] and real estate investor
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington - General who defeated Napoleon. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and leading conservative politician of second quarter of 19th century. Legislated for emancipation of Roman Catholics in Britain and Ireland.
No clear influence in politics
- Michael Bloomberg - two term Mayor of New York, controls the market for stock quote machines used primarily in Wall Street institutions
- Bill Bradley - National basketball star
- Maria Cantwell - software company executive (Real Networks, who make RealPlayer)
- Neville Chamberlain - Prime Minister of the UK, formerly accountant and businessman (metal trade). His chief claim to fame is how he trusted Hitler, who played Chamberlain for the fool that he was.
- Stephane Dion Professor of Political Science at Université de Moncton and Université de Montreal.
- Clint Eastwood - actor, film director
- Mike Enzi - accountant
- Bill Foster - physicist at the government-subsidized Fermilab
- Al Franken - US Senator for the State of Minnesota, formerly a comedian (Saturday Night Live)
- John Glenn - former US Senator for Ohio, chief author 1978 Nonproliferation Act, Chairman of Committee on Governmental Affairs 1987-1995, Marine Corps pilot, NASA astronaut
- Stephen Harper - Economist, head of National Citizens Coalition (Canada's main conservative think tank)
- Herbert Hoover - 31st President of the USA, former geologist, mining engineer
- Rush Holt - assistant director of the government-subsidized Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
- Chris Huhne - journalist, including roles as business editor of The Independent and The Independent on Sunday
- Michael Ignatieff Professor at the Kennedy School of Government, author, television host.
- Glenda Jackson - Member of UK Parliament since 1992, double Oscar-winning actress who helped force out Tony Blair
- John Key - before becoming New Zealander Prime Minister, Key was a succesful businessman and broker for Merril Lynch.
- Steve Largent - National football star for the Seattle Seahawks
- René Lévesque - Journalist.
- Harold Macmillan - Prime Minister of the UK, previously a soldier and publisher. Ended the British Empire in Africa and strengthened the UK's nuclear defences.
- Brian Mulroney President of Canada, Truck driver, lawyer, head of Iron Ore Corporation.
- Barack Obama, President of the USA. (See also below)
- Jacques Parizeau Economist.
- Condoleeza Rice - 66th US Secretary of State, National Security Advisor, professor and Provost at Stanford University, served on the boards of several large corporations, senior fellow at the Institute of International Studies
- Mitt Romney - former Governor of Massachussets, GOP Presidential candidate in 2008, frontrunner in 2012 GOP Presidential nominees, CEO of Bain & Company, an investment company
- Alex Salmond - First Minister of Scotland, economist and banker
- Arnold Schwarzenegger - Governor of California, professional bodybuilder based on steroid use, actor
- Heath Shuler - former businessman and former National Football League quarterback
- Rick Snyder - President and COO of Gateway during the 1990s, later elected Governor of Michigan in 2010
- Pierre Trudeau, President of Canada lawyer, professor at Université de Montréal.
Careers outside of government that need further discussion
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk - Army Officer and Writer. First president of Turkey and founder of the modern Turkish state.
- Jimmy Carter - peanut farmer ... or was it mostly administrative work and local government positions?
- Dwight D. Eisenhower - military general
- Denis Healey - Long-serving UK Chancellor who laid the foundations of British prosperity in the 1980s and 1990s by introducing monetarism; formerly a soldier (he was beachmaster at Anzio).
- Reinhard Heydrich - possibly the most appalling of all the leading Nazi politicians because he planned the Final Solution; previously a naval officer.
- Vladimir Ilyich Lenin - first dictator of the Soviet Union: came from a minor affluent Russian family and became a lawyer specializing in labor rights, though he never saw a case.
- Barack Obama - claimed to organize church community groups, while not attending church himself; was a non-tenure-track part-time instructor in law at the University of Chicago.
- Rick Santorum - attorney
- George W. Bush - oil business, co-owner and managing general partner of the Texas Rangers
- Lech Walesa - Electrician and Trade Union activist who became President of Poland
- John Jay-lawyer
- Nelson Mandela - lawyer
Other
- Vladimir Putin - former KGB operative who rose to be President of Russia.
- Michael Heseltine - UK Deputy Prime Minister, publisher
- John Major - Prime Minister, bank executive
- Stanley Baldwin - Prime Minister, businessman (metal trade), industrialist.
(please add examples)