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Also known as Jon Stevens Corzine

American politician in New Jersey (born 1947)

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Jon Corzine is an American politician, banker, and chief executive officer, born in Taylorville on 1 January 1947. He was educated at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign and the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago, and is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. He served in the United States Marine Corps, was employed by Goldman Sachs, worked in Washington, D.C., and is a member of the Democratic Party, with a field of work in gun control.

He held the positions of Governor of New Jersey and United States senator. He is recognised in the Us Senators collection.

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Acting · Taylorville, Illinois, USA

Jon Stevens Corzine (born January 1, 1947) is an American financial executive and retired politician who served as a United States Senator from New Jersey from 2001 to 2006, and the 54th governor of New Jersey from 2006 to 2010. Corzine ran for a second term as governor but lost to Republican Chris Christie. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously worked at Goldman Sachs; after leaving…

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  • The Cartel — Self (archive footage)2009
  • Real Time with Bill Maher — Self2003
  • The Daily Show — Self1996
  • Fox News Sunday1996
  • This Week1981
  • 60 Minutes — Self (archive footage)1968

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Key facts

Preceded by
Richard Codey
Succeeded by
Chris Christie
Leader
Tom Daschle
Born
Jon Stevens Corzine , ( 1947-01-01 ) January 1, 1947 (age 79) , Taylorville, Illinois , U.S.
Party
Democratic
Spouses
Joanne Dougherty ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1969 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2003 ) ​ Sharon Elghanayan ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2010 ) ​
Relatives
Roy A. Corzine (grandfather)
Education
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign ( BA ), University of Chicago ( MBA )
Branch service
United States Marine Corps
Years of service
1969–1975
Rank
Sergeant
Unit
United States Marine Corps Reserve

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Instance of
human
Given name
Jon
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Taylorville
Occupation
banker
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
gun control
Image
SenatorJonCorzine.jpg
Work location
Washington, D.C.
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Commons category
Jon Corzine
date of birth
1947-01-01
name in native language
Jon Corzine
National Governors Association biography URL
www.nga.org/governor/jon-corzine
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Encyclopedic overview

Jon Stevens Corzine (/ˈkɔːrzaɪn/ KOR-zyne; born January 1, 1947) is an American financial executive and retired politician who served as a United States senator from New Jersey from 2001 to 2006, and the 54th governor of New Jersey from 2006 to 2010. Corzine ran for a second term as governor in 2009 but was defeated for re-election by Republican Chris Christie. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously worked at Goldman Sachs; after leaving politics, he was CEO of MF Global from 2010 until its collapse in 2011.

Education and early business career

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