Bob McDonnell

Robert Francis "Bob" McDonnell (born June 15, 1954) is an American politician. He was the 71st Governor of Virginia from 2010 to 2014. He was on the executive committee of the Republican Governors Association. He succeeded Rick Perry of Texas.^[1]

Bob McDonnell
71st Governor of Virginia
In office January 16, 2010 – January 11, 2014
Lieutenant	Bill Bolling
Preceded by	Tim Kaine
Succeeded by	Terry McAuliffe
44th Attorney General of Virginia
In office January 14, 2006 – February 20, 2009
Governor	Tim Kaine
Preceded by	Judith Jagdmann
Succeeded by	Bill Mims
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 84th district
In office January 3, 1992 – January 14, 2006
Preceded by	Glenn McClanan
Succeeded by	Sal Iaquinto
Personal details
Born	Robert Francis McDonnell (1954-06-15) June 15, 1954 (age 71) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Maureen Gardner
Children	5
Residence	Executive Mansion
Alma mater	University of Notre Dame (B.B.A.) Boston University (M.B.A.) Regent University (M.A., J.D.)
Profession	United States Army Officer Businessman Attorney at Law Politician
Website	Official website
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1976–1997 (Active, 1976–1981) (Reserve, 1981–1997)
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel

McDonnell was a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1993 to 2006. McDonnell was the Attorney General of Virginia from 2006 to 2009.

Personal life

McDonnell was born on June 15, 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied at Notre Dame University, at Boston University, and at Regent University. McDonnell is married to Maureen Gardner. They have five children.

Corruption charges

On January 21, 2014, McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, were accused on federal corruption charges. They were convicted of most charges by a federal jury on September 4, 2014. McDonnell is the first Virginia governor to be indicted – and the first Virginia governor to be convicted of a felony.^[2] McDonnell was sentenced on January 6, 2015 to two years in prison, followed by two years of supervised release.