George Deukmejian
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Official portrait
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| 35th Governor of California | |
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In office January 3, 1983 – January 7, 1991 |
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| Lieutenant | Leo T. McCarthy |
| Preceded by | Jerry Brown |
| Succeeded by | Pete Wilson |
| 27th Attorney General of California | |
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In office January 8, 1979 – January 3, 1983 |
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| Governor | Jerry Brown |
| Preceded by | Evelle J. Younger |
| Succeeded by | John Van de Kamp |
| Member of the California State Senate | |
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In office 1967–1979 |
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| Member of the California State Assembly from the 39th district |
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In office 1963–1967 |
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| Preceded by | William Grant |
| Succeeded by | James A. Hayes |
| Personal details | |
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Courken George Deukmejian, Jr. June 6, 1928 Menands, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Gloria Saatjian |
| Children | Leslie Andrea George |
| Residence | Long Beach, California, U.S. |
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Siena College (B.A.) St. John's University (J.D.) |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1953–1955 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Judge Advocate General's Corps |
Courken George Deukmejian, Jr. (/djuːkˈmeɪdʒən/; born June 6, 1928) is an American politician who was the 35th Governor of California from 1983 to 1991 and Attorney General of California from 1979 to 1983. Deukmejian was the first and so far the only governor of a U.S. state of Armenian descent.
Deukmejian was born Courken George Deukmejian, Jr. in Menands, New York. His parents were Armenians who emigrated from the Ottoman Empire in the early 1900s to escape the Armenian Genocide. His father, George Deukmejian, who lost his sister during the Genocide, was a rug merchant, and was born in Gaziantep. Deukmejian's mother, Alice Gairden, was born in Erzurum and worked for Montgomery Ward and later for New York State. Deukmejian graduated a B.A. in Sociology from Siena College in 1949. He then earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from St. John's University in 1952. From 1953 to 1955, he served in the U.S. Army, assigned to the Judge Advocate General's Corps.
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