Steve Beshear
| Steve Beshear | |
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| 61st Governor of Kentucky | |
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In office December 11, 2007 – December 8, 2015 |
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| Lieutenant |
Daniel Mongiardo Jerry Abramson Crit Luallen |
| Preceded by | Ernie Fletcher |
| Succeeded by | Matt Bevin |
| 49th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky | |
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In office December 13, 1983 – December 8, 1987 |
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| Governor | Martha Layne Collins |
| Preceded by | Martha Layne Collins |
| Succeeded by | Brereton Jones |
| Attorney General of Kentucky | |
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In office December 11, 1979 – December 13, 1983 Acting: December 11, 1979 – January 7, 1980 |
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| Governor | John Brown |
| Preceded by | Robert Stephens |
| Succeeded by | David Armstrong |
| Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 76th district |
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In office January 3, 1974 – January 3, 1980 |
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| Preceded by | Bart Peak |
| Succeeded by | Jerry Lundergan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Steven Lynn Beshear September 21, 1944 Dawson Springs, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Klingner |
| Children | 2 (including Andy) |
| Education | University of Kentucky (BA, JD) |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Unit | United States Army Reserve |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Steven Lynn "Steve" Beshear (born September 21, 1944) is an American attorney and Democratic Party politician who was the 61st Governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980, was the state's Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was the 49th Lieutenant Governor from 1983 to 1987.
After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 1968, Beshear briefly practiced law in New York before returning to Kentucky and being elected to the state legislature, where he gained a reputation as a consumer advocate. He parlayed that reputation into a term as attorney general, serving under Governor John Y. Brown, Jr. As attorney general, Beshear issued an opinion that copies of the Ten Commandments would have to be removed from the walls of the state's classrooms in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Stone v. Graham. He also clashed with first lady Phyllis George Brown when he opposed the practice of charging an admission fee for visitors to view the renovated governor's mansion. In 1983, Beshear was elected lieutenant governor in the administration of Governor Martha Layne Collins. His most significant action in this capacity was the formation of the Kentucky Tomorrow Commission, a panel charged with making recommendations for the future of the state.
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