Greg Abbott (politician)
| Greg Abbott | |
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| 48th Governor of Texas | |
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Assumed office January 20, 2015 |
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| Lieutenant | Dan Patrick |
| Preceded by | Rick Perry |
| 50th Attorney General of Texas | |
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In office December 2, 2002 – January 5, 2015 |
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| Governor | Rick Perry |
| Preceded by | John Cornyn |
| Succeeded by | Ken Paxton |
| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas | |
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In office 1995–2001 |
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| Preceded by | Jack Hightower |
| Succeeded by | Xavier Rodriguez |
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Gregory Wayne Abbott November 13, 1957 Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Cecilia Phalen (1981–present) |
| Children | 1 adopted daughter |
| Residence | Governor's Mansion |
| Education |
University of Texas, Austin (BBA) Vanderbilt University (JD) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Government website |
Gregory Wayne "Greg" Abbott (born November 13, 1957) is an American lawyer and Republican politician who has served as the 48th Governor of Texas since January 2015. During the term of his predecessor, Rick Perry, Abbott was the 50th Attorney General of Texas.
Abbott was only the second Republican to serve as Attorney General of Texas since Reconstruction. Prior to assuming the office of attorney general, he was a justice on the Texas Supreme Court, a position to which he was initially appointed in 1995 by then-Governor George W. Bush. He is noted outside of Texas for successfully advocating the right of the state of Texas to display the Ten Commandments in front of the Texas State Capitol in Austin, in a 2005 United States Supreme Court case known as Van Orden v. Perry.
Abbott was born on November 13, 1957, in Wichita Falls, of English descent. His mother, Doris Lechristia Jacks Abbott, was a homemaker, and his father, Calvin Roger Abbott, was a stockbroker and insurance agent. When he was six years old, they moved to Longview and the family lived in the East Texas city for six years.
At the beginning of junior high school, Abbott's family moved to Duncanville. In his sophomore year in high school, his father died of a heart attack, and his mother went to work in a real estate office. He graduated from Duncanville High School. He was on the track team in high school and won every meet he entered his senior year. He was in the National Honor Society and was voted "Most Likely to Succeed".
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