Tom Corbett
| Tom Corbett | |
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| 46th Governor of Pennsylvania | |
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In office January 18, 2011 – January 20, 2015 |
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| Lieutenant | Jim Cawley |
| Preceded by | Ed Rendell |
| Succeeded by | Tom Wolf |
| Pennsylvania Attorney General | |
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In office January 18, 2005 – January 18, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Jerry Pappert |
| Succeeded by | William Ryan (Acting) |
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In office October 3, 1995 – January 22, 1997 |
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| Appointed by | Tom Ridge |
| Preceded by | Ernie Preate |
| Succeeded by | Mike Fisher |
| U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania | |
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In office November 30, 1989 – May 1, 1993 |
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| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Charles Sheehy (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Thieman |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Thomas Wingett Corbett, Jr. June 17, 1949 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Manbeck (1972–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education |
Lebanon Valley College (B.A) St. Mary's University, Texas (J.D.) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 Army National Guard
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| Years of service | 1971–1984 |
| Rank |
 Captain
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| Unit |
28th Infantry Division Pennsylvania Army National Guard |
Thomas Wingett "Tom" Corbett, Jr. (born June 17, 1949) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 46th Governor of Pennsylvania from January 18, 2011 to January 20, 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Born in Philadelphia, Corbett is a graduate of Lebanon Valley College and St. Mary's University School of Law and served as a captain in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. Corbett began his career as an assistant district attorney in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in 1976. Corbett then joined the U.S. Department of Justice as an assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, serving from 1980 to 1983, upon entering private practice. In 1988 Corbett was first elected to public office as a Commissioner in the Pittsburgh suburb of Shaler, before serving as the United States Attorney for Western Pennsylvania from 1989 to 1993 in the George H.W. Bush administration.
In 1995, Corbett was appointed to fill the remainder of Ernie Preate's term as Attorney General of Pennsylvania, until 1997. Corbett then reentered private practice and worked as the general counsel for Waste Management, Inc before being elected Attorney General of Pennsylvania in 2004. Corbett was then elected to a second term in 2008, serving a total of two non-consecutive tenures as Attorney General from 1995 to 1997, and 2005 to 2011.
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