John H. Lynch
John H. Lynch (born November 25, 1952 in Waltham, Massachusetts) is a former Governor of New Hampshire, having been elected in 2004 and reelected in 2006 and 2008. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He received a bachelor's degree from the University of New Hampshire in 1974, a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School and a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center. He would go on to became director of admissions at the Harvard Business School and work in finance as CEO of Knoll, Inc., a national furniture manufacturer.
| John Lynch | |||
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| Governor of New Hampshire From: January 6, 2005-January 3, 2013 | |||
| Predecessor | Craig Benson | ||
| Successor | Maggie Hassan | ||
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| Party | Democrat | ||
| Spouse(s) | Susan Lynch | ||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||
In 2005 Lynch was polled by SurveyUSA as the most popular Democrat governor in the nation and the second most popular governor overall, behind Republican John Hoeven of North Dakota.[1] In 2009 Lynch signed legislation legalizing same sex marriage.[2]