Matt Blunt
| Matt Blunt | |
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| 54th Governor of Missouri | |
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In office January 10, 2005 – January 12, 2009 |
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| Lieutenant | Peter Kinder |
| Preceded by | Bob Holden |
| Succeeded by | Jay Nixon |
| 37th Missouri Secretary of State | |
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In office January 8, 2001 – January 10, 2005 |
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| Governor | Bob Holden |
| Preceded by | Bekki Cook |
| Succeeded by | Robin Carnahan |
| Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 139th District |
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In office 1999–2001 |
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| Preceded by | Phillip Wannemacher |
| Succeeded by | Brad Roark |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Matthew Roy Blunt November 20, 1970 Greene County, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Melanie Anderson (m. 1997) |
| Relations |
Leroy Blunt (grandfather) Roy Blunt (father) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Springfield, Missouri, U.S. |
| Education | Jefferson City High School |
| Alma mater | United States Naval Academy |
| Profession | Naval officer |
| Awards | Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (4) |
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| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Rank |
 Lieutenant commander
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| Battles/wars | Operation Support Democracy Operation Enduring Freedom |
Matthew Roy "Matt" Blunt (born November 20, 1970) is an American naval officer and politician who served as the 54th Governor of Missouri from 2005 to 2009. Before his election as governor, Blunt served ten years in the United States Navy, was elected to serve in the Missouri General Assembly in 1998, and as Missouri's Secretary of State in 2000. He grew up in a political family and his father Roy Blunt served in a variety of political offices (including as Missouri secretary of state and congressman, and since 2011 in the U.S. Senate).
A Republican, Matt Blunt was elected governor on November 2, 2004, carrying 101 of Missouri's 114 counties. At age 33, he became the second-youngest person ever elected to that office after Kit Bond. Blunt did not seek a second term as governor, announcing his decision on January 22, 2008, in an address to Missourians, which surprised many supporters and staff.
After working as a consultant, Blunt was hired as the president of the American Automotive Policy Council in 2011, representing the auto lobby in Washington, D.C.
Born in 1970 in Greene County, Missouri, Blunt is the son of politician Roy Blunt and his first wife Roseann Ray Blunt. The senior Blunt was first elected to office in 1984 as Secretary of State for Missouri. He was elected as US Representative in 1997 and as U.S. Senator (R-Missouri) in 2010. After graduating from Jefferson City High School in Jefferson City, Missouri, Matt Blunt was accepted into the United States Naval Academy, where he received a bachelor's degree in history in 1993.
Blunt and his wife Melanie were married in May 1997. The couple has two sons, William Branch Blunt, born on March 9, 2005, and Brooks Anderson Blunt, born on January 1, 2010. Blunt is a member of the State Historical Society of Missouri, the American Legion, and the Missouri Farm Bureau.
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