Gerald Baliles

Gerald Lee Baliles (July 8, 1940 – October 29, 2019) was an American politician and lawyer. He was the 65th Governor of Virginia from 1986 to 1990. He was the state's Attorney General from 1982 to 1985 and was in the Virginia House of Delegates.

Gerald Baliles
65th Governor of Virginia
In office January 18, 1986 – January 13, 1990
Lieutenant	Douglas Wilder
Preceded by	Chuck Robb
Succeeded by	Douglas Wilder
Chair of the National Governors Association
In office August 9, 1988 – August 1, 1989
Preceded by	John H. Sununu
Succeeded by	Terry Branstad
34th Attorney General of Virginia
In office January 16, 1982 – June 30, 1985
Governor	Chuck Robb
Preceded by	Marshall Coleman
Succeeded by	William Broaddus
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 35th district
In office January 14, 1976 – January 13, 1982
Preceded by	Howard Carwile
Succeeded by	C. Hardaway Marks
Personal details
Born	Gerald Lee Baliles (1940-07-08)July 8, 1940 Stuart, Virginia, U.S.
Died	October 29, 2019(2019-10-29) (aged 79) Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Cause of death	Pulmonary fibrosis caused by kidney cancer
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Jeannie Patterson ​ ​ (m. 1965; div. 1996)​ Robin Deal ​ (m. 2003)​
Education	Wesleyan University (BA) University of Virginia (LLB)

Baliles died on October 29, 2019 under hospice care in Charlottesville, Virginia at the age of 79. He had kidney cancer and pulmonary fibrosis at the time of his death.