Michael Dukakis

Politician

1933 –

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Who is Michael Dukakis?

Michael Stanley Dukakis served as the 65th and 67th Governor of Massachusetts, from 1975 to 1979 and 1983 to 1991 respectively. He is the longest-serving Governor in Massachusetts history and only the second Greek American Governor in U.S. history, after Spiro Agnew. In 1988, he was the Democratic nominee for President, but lost to the Republican candidate, then–Vice President, George H. W. Bush.

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Born
Nov 3, 1933
Brookline
Also known as
  • Michael Stanley Dukakis
  • Governor Michael S. Dukakis
  • Mike Dukakis
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Greek Orthodox Church
Ethnicity
  • Greek American
  • Romanian American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Harvard University
  • Swarthmore College
  • Harvard Law School
  • Brookline High School
Lived in
  • Massachusetts

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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