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Bev Perdue
American politician and 73rd Governor of North Carolina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Beverly Eaves "Bev" Perdue (aka Beverly Marlene Moore; born January 14, 1947)[1] is an American politician. She is a member of the US Democratic party. From January 2009 to 2013, she was Governor of the U.S. State of North Carolina. She was the first female governor in that state.
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Because of declining approval ratings, in January 2012, Perdue said she would not do another term. In January of the following year, Pat McCrory became governor.[2]
Perdue was born in Grundy, Virginia in 1947.