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Rudolph W. Giuliani

Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani by Gage Skidmore.jpg
107th Mayor of New York City
In office
January 1, 1994 – December 31, 2001
Preceded by David Dinkins
Succeeded by Michael Bloomberg
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
In office
June 3, 1983 – January 1, 1989
Preceded by John Martin
Succeeded by Benito Romano (Acting)
United States Associate Attorney General
In office
January 1981 – June 1983
President Ronald Reagan
Preceded by John Shenefield
Succeeded by Lowell Jensen
Personal details
Born Rudolph William Louis Giuliani
(1944-05-28) May 28, 1944 (age 72)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party Democratic (before 1975)
Independent (1975–1980)
Republican (1980–present)
Spouse(s) Regina Peruggi (1968–1982)
Donna Hanover (1984–2002)
Judith Nathan (2003–present)
Children 2
Education Manhattan College (BA)
New York University (JD)
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Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani (/ˈrdi ˌliˈɑːni/; born May 28, 1944) is an American lawyer, businessman, public speaker, former mayor of New York City, and an informal adviser on cybersecurity to the White House.

Politically a Democrat, then an Independent in the 1970s, and a Republican since the 1980s, Giuliani was the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York during the 1980s. Giuliani prosecuted pivotal cases against the American Mafia, and against corrupt corporate financiers.

During his first term as mayor of New York City, Giuliani hired a new police commissioner, William Bratton, who applied the broken windows theory of urban decay, which holds that minor disorders and violations create a permissive atmosphere that leads to further and more serious crimes that can threaten the safety of a city. Within several years, Giuliani was widely credited for major improvements in the city's quality of life, and in lowering the rate of violent crimes. While still Mayor, Giuliani ran for the U.S. Senate in 2000; however, he withdrew from the race upon learning of his prostate cancer diagnosis. Giuliani was named Time magazine's Person of the Year for 2001, and was given an honorary knighthood in 2002 by the United Kingdom's Queen Elizabeth II for his leadership in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001.


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