Difference between revisions of "Deval Patrick"
Chippeterson (talk | contribs) |
|||
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''Deval Patrick''' is the current | + | '''Deval Patrick''', a Democrat, is the current governor of the state of [[Massachusetts]], the first African American to hold that post. |
| + | |||
| + | He attended [[Harvard College]] and graduated in 1978. For a year after his graduation he worked with a [[United Nations]] program in [[Darfur]], [[Sudan]]. He returned to [[Boston]] in 1980 to attend [[Harvard Law School]]. In 1994, he was appointed to the position of Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights by then president, [[Bill Clinton]]. While working for the [[Justice Department]], he was part of one of the largest, pre September 11th, criminal investigation of church burnings in the South. In 1997 he returned to life as a private citizen and worked for company's such as [[Coca-Cola]] (Executive Vice President and General Counsel), [[Texaco]] (chairperson for the Equality and Fairness Task Force) and a law firm (Day, Berry & Howard)<ref>http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=gov3utilities&sid=Agov3&U=Agov3_Deval_Patrick_welcome_msg</ref>. | ||
In 2006 he was elected governor of [[Massachusetts]]. He was the first [[Democrat]] to be elected governor in sixteen years<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/vote2006/MA/MA.htm?csp=34</ref>. | In 2006 he was elected governor of [[Massachusetts]]. He was the first [[Democrat]] to be elected governor in sixteen years<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/vote2006/MA/MA.htm?csp=34</ref>. | ||
| Line 28: | Line 30: | ||
[[Category:Massachusetts Governors]] | [[Category:Massachusetts Governors]] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Democratic Governors]] |
| + | [[Category:Black History]] | ||
Revision as of 05:41, August 10, 2009
| Deval Patrick | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| Governor of Massachusetts From: January 4, 2007 – Present | |||
| Predecessor | Mitt Romney | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Democrat | ||
| Spouse(s) | Diane Patrick | ||
| Religion | Presbyterian | ||
Deval Patrick, a Democrat, is the current governor of the state of Massachusetts, the first African American to hold that post.
He attended Harvard College and graduated in 1978. For a year after his graduation he worked with a United Nations program in Darfur, Sudan. He returned to Boston in 1980 to attend Harvard Law School. In 1994, he was appointed to the position of Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights by then president, Bill Clinton. While working for the Justice Department, he was part of one of the largest, pre September 11th, criminal investigation of church burnings in the South. In 1997 he returned to life as a private citizen and worked for company's such as Coca-Cola (Executive Vice President and General Counsel), Texaco (chairperson for the Equality and Fairness Task Force) and a law firm (Day, Berry & Howard)[1].
In 2006 he was elected governor of Massachusetts. He was the first Democrat to be elected governor in sixteen years[2].