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'Linda Lingle (born Linda Lingle; June 4, 1953) is the sixth and current Governor of Hawaii. She was sworn in for a second term as Governor on December 4, 2006. Lingle holds a number of distinctions: first Republican elected governor of Hawaii since the departure of William F. Quinn in 1962, first county mayor elected governor of Hawaii, first female governor of Hawaii, first Jewish governor of Hawaii; the first governor of Hawaii not to have any children; she has been married and divorced twice. During the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City, Lingle served as chairman of the convention during the absence of permanent chairman Dennis Hastert from the convention floor.
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6th Governor of Hawaii | |
Assumed office December 2, 2002 | |
Lieutenant | James Aiona |
Preceded by | Ben Cayetano |
Mayor of Maui | |
In office January 1991 ā January 1999 | |
Preceded by | Hannibal Tavares |
Succeeded by | James "Kimo" Apana |
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Born | (1953-06-04) June 4, 1953 (age 71) St. Louis, Missouri |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Divorced |
Residence | Honolulu, Hawaii |
Alma mater | California State University at Northridge |
Profession | Newspaper Publisher |
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Prior to her gubernatorial administration, Lingle served as Maui County mayor, councilmember, and chaired the Hawaii Republican Party.