Madeleine Kunin
Former governor of Vermont
Madeleine May Kunin (born September 28, 1933) is an American diplomat and politician. She was the 77th Governor of Vermont from 1985 until 1991, as a member of the Democratic Party.
Madeleine Kunin | |
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United States Ambassador to Liechtenstein | |
In office March 14, 1997 – August 16, 1999 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Larry Lawrence |
Succeeded by | Richard Fredericks |
United States Ambassador to Switzerland | |
In office August 19, 1996 – August 16, 1999 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Larry Lawrence |
Succeeded by | Richard Fredericks |
United States Deputy Secretary of Education | |
In office 1993–1996 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | David T. Kearns |
Succeeded by | Marshall Smith |
77th Governor of Vermont | |
In office January 10, 1985 – January 10, 1991 | |
Lieutenant | Peter Smith Howard Dean |
Preceded by | Richard Snelling |
Succeeded by | Richard Snelling |
74th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont | |
In office January 10, 1979 – January 10, 1983 | |
Governor | Richard Snelling |
Preceded by | Garry Buckley |
Succeeded by | Peter Smith |
Personal details | |
Born | Madeleine May September 28, 1933 Zürich, Switzerland |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Arthur Kunin (1959–1995) John Hennessey (2006–present) |
Alma mater | University of Massachusetts, Amherst Columbia University University of Vermont |
She also served as United States Ambassador to Switzerland from 1996 to 1999. She was Vermont's first and, to date, only female governor as well as the first Jewish governor of Vermont. She was also the first Jewish woman to be elected governor of a U.S. state. Kunin is currently a James Marsh Professor-at-Large at the University of Vermont.[1]
References
change- ↑ Vermont, University of. "James Marsh Professors-at-Large Program : University of Vermont". Archived from the original on April 30, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2016.