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Jerry Brown

The Honorable
Jerry Brown
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34th and 39th Governor of California
Assumed office
January 3, 2011
Lieutenant Abel Maldonado
Gavin Newsom
Preceded by Arnold Schwarzenegger
In office
January 6, 1975 – January 3, 1983
Lieutenant Mervyn Dymally
Mike Curb
Preceded by Ronald Reagan
Succeeded by George Deukmejian
31st Attorney General of California
In office
January 9, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Preceded by Bill Lockyer
Succeeded by Kamala Harris
47th Mayor of Oakland
In office
January 4, 1999 – January 8, 2007
Preceded by Elihu Harris
Succeeded by Ron Dellums
Chairman of the California Democratic Party
In office
1989–1991
Preceded by Peter D. Kelly III
Succeeded by Phil Angelides
24th Secretary of State of California
In office
January 4, 1971 – January 6, 1975
Governor Ronald Reagan
Preceded by H. P. Sullivan (Acting)
Succeeded by March Fong Eu
Personal details
Born Edmund Gerald Brown Jr.
(1938-04-07) April 7, 1938 (age 78)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Anne Gust (2005–present)
Residence Governor's Mansion
Alma mater University of California, Berkeley
Yale Law School
Religion Roman Catholicism
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Website Official website

Edmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown Jr. (born April 7, 1938) is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the 39th Governor of California since 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, Brown previously served as the 34th governor from 1975 to 1983, and is the longest-serving governor in California history. Prior to and following his first governorship, Brown served in numerous state, local and party positions, including three times a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States.

As the only son of Edmund G. "Pat" Brown Sr., the 32nd governor of California (1959–1967), Jerry Brown began his political career as a member of the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees (1969–1971), before serving as Secretary of State of California (1971–1975). Elected governor in 1974 at age 36, Brown was the youngest California governor in 111 years.

Brown ran for his party's nomination in the 1976 presidential election, finishing second in the popular vote, and a distant third in the convention vote, which was won by former Governor Jimmy Carter of Georgia. Brown was re-elected governor in 1978, and ran against fellow Democrat and incumbent President Jimmy Carter in the 1980 primaries. While challengers to incumbent presidents seldom gain traction, the challenge by Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts did, leaving Brown without any significant support.


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