The Honorable Rick Perry (R)

Governor (Governor's Office)

Entered Office: 12-21-2000
Term Ends: 12-31-2014

General Information

Home Town: Austin
Birthdate: 03-04-1950
Spouse: Anita

Personal Information

RICK PERRY (R) - 47th Governor of Texas.


Wife: Anita. Born March 4, 1950 in Haskell, Texas. B.S.-Texas A&M University, 1972. Pilot with the U.S. Air Force, 1972-77; discharged in 1977 with the rank of captain. Member of the Texas House of Representatives, 1984-1990. Named one of 10 most effective lawmakers by the Dallas Morning News, 1989. Member of the U.S. Trade Representative’s Intergovernmental Policy Advisory Committee on International Trade and the Executive Committee, Southern U.S. Trade Association. President of the Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture, 1992-1993. Commissioner of Agriculture, 1990-1998. Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 1999-2000. Governor of Texas, December 20, 2000 to present.

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Other Offices Held

Chair (Preservation Board, State)
Chair (Bond Review Board, Texas)
Ex Officio Member (Education Board, Southern Regional)