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Terry Branstad
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American politician
Key facts
- President
- Donald Trump
- Preceded by
- Max Baucus
- Succeeded by
- R. Nicholas Burns
- Lieutenant
- Kim Reynolds
- Governor
- Robert D. Ray
- Born
- Terry Edward Branstad , ( 1946-11-17 ) November 17, 1946 (age 79) , Leland, Iowa , U.S.
- Party
- Republican
- Spouse
- Christine Johnson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1972 )
- Children
- 3, including Eric
- Education
- University of Iowa ( BA ), Drake University ( JD )
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch service
- United States Army
- Years of service
- 1969–1971
- Unit
- 503rd Military Police Battalion
- Awards
- Army Commendation Medal
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edward
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Leland
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Award
- Commendation Medal
- Eye colour
- blue
- Conflict
- Vietnam War
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Military rank
- Private
- Official website
- governor.iowa.gov
- Image
- Terry Branstad official photo.jpg
- Work location
- Beijing
- Residence
- Des Moines
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- Commons category
- Terry Branstad
- date of birth
- 1946-11-17
- Commons gallery
- Terry Branstad
- name in native language
- Terry Edward Branstad
- member of
- Scottish Rite
- social media followers
- 20397
- P10632
- Terry Branstad
- National Governors Association biography URL
- www.nga.org/governor/terry-e-branstad
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Encyclopedic overview
Terry Edward Branstad (born November 17, 1946) is a retired American politician and U.S. Army veteran who served as the 39th and 42nd governor of Iowa (1983–1999; 2011–2017) and the United States ambassador to China (2017–2020). A member of the Republican Party, Branstad is the longest-serving governor in United States history, with a total gubernatorial tenure of 22 years, 4 months, and 13 days.
Branstad served three terms in the Iowa House of Representatives and one term as the 40th lieutenant governor of Iowa before he was elected governor in 1982. At age 36, he was the youngest governor in Iowa history upon taking office. After 16 years as governor, he served as president of Des Moines University, a private medical osteopathic school, from 2003 to 2009. In 2010, Branstad returned to Iowa politics, running for governor again and defeating Democratic incumbent Chet Culver to become the state's 42nd governor.
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