Jerry Brown | |
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34th and 39th Governor of California | |
In office January 3, 2011 – January 7, 2019 | |
Lieutenant | Abel Maldonado Gavin Newsom |
Preceded by | Arnold Schwarzenegger |
Succeeded by | Gavin Newsom |
In office January 6, 1975 – January 3, 1983 | |
Lieutenant | Mervyn Dymally Mike Curb |
Preceded by | Ronald Reagan |
Succeeded by | George Deukmejian |
31st Attorney General of California | |
In office January 9, 2007 – January 3, 2011 | |
Governor | Arnold Schwarzenegger |
Preceded by | Bill Lockyer |
Succeeded by | Kamala Harris |
47th Mayor of Oakland | |
In office January 4, 1999 – January 8, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Elihu Harris |
Succeeded by | Ron Dellums |
6th Chairman of the California Democratic Party | |
In office February 11, 1989 – March 3, 1991 | |
Preceded by | Peter D. Kelly III |
Succeeded by | Phil Angelides |
24th Secretary of State of California | |
In office January 4, 1971 – January 6, 1975 | |
Governor | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | H. P. Sullivan (Acting) |
Succeeded by | March Fong Eu |
Personal details | |
Born | Edmund Gerald Brown Jr. April 7, 1938 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | |
Parents | Pat Brown Bernice Layne Brown |
Relatives | Kathleen Brown (sister) |
Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley Yale University |
Signature | |
Website | Official website |
Edmund Gerald Brown Jr. (born April 7, 1938) is an American politician. He was the 39th Governor of California from 2011 to 2019. He was also the 34th Governor of California from 1975 to 1983.[1] In 2010, he was elected Governor of California. On November 4, 2014, he was re-elected governor.[2] Brown is a member of the Democratic Party. He has also been California's Secretary of State, Attorney General of California, and was the mayor of Oakland for eight years.[3] He ran for President of the United States in the Democratic primaries in 1976, 1980 and in 1992.