George Ariyoshi
| George R. Ariyoshi | |
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Ariyoshi in 2009
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| 3rd Governor of Hawaii | |
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In office December 2, 19741 – December 1, 1986 |
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| Lieutenant |
Nelson Doi Jean King John D. Waihee |
| Preceded by | John A. Burns |
| Succeeded by | John D. Waihee |
| 4th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii | |
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In office December 2, 1970 – December 2, 1974 |
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| Governor | John A. Burns |
| Preceded by | Thomas Gill |
| Succeeded by | Nelson Doi |
| Member of the Hawaii Senate | |
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In office 1959-1970 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
George Ryoichi Ariyoshi March 12, 1926 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jean Hayashi |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Michigan State University, University of Michigan Law School |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Unit | Military Intelligence |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| 1. Served as Acting Governor from October 17, 1973 to December 2, 1974 during the illness of Gov. John A. Burns | |
George Ryoichi Ariyoshi (有吉良一; born March 12, 1926) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the third Governor of Hawaii from 1974 to 1986. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He assumed the governorship when John A. Burns was declared incapacitated. When he was elected, Ariyoshi became the first American of Asian descent to be elected governor of a state of the United States. He also holds the record as the longest-serving state governor in Hawaiʻi, a record likely to remain unbroken because of term limits enacted after his tenure. Ariyoshi is now considered an elder statesman of the Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, to Japanese immigrant parents, Ariyoshi graduated in 1944 from McKinley High School. As World War II drew to a close, he served as an interpreter with the U.S. Army Military Intelligence Service in Japan. Upon returning stateside, he first attended the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, then transferred to Michigan State University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1949. He then went on to receive his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1952.
Ariyoshi's political career began in 1954 when he was elected to the Hawaii Territorial House of Representatives. He was later elected to the Hawaii Territorial Senate in 1958, then to the Hawaii State Senate in 1959. He served in the senate until 1970 when he ran for and was elected Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii in 1970 with Governor John A. Burns. When Governor Burns fell ill in October 1973, Ariyoshi assumed his constitutional role as acting governor.
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