While I have served in public office for 30 years, my professional training is as a pharmacist, not a lawyer or an accountant.
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Birth: | 24th February, 1934 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Politician |
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George Homer Ryan, Sr. was born in Maquoketa, Iowa, USA. He is an American politician, pharmacist, and businessman. He was the 39th Governor of the U.S. state of Illinois from 1999 until 2003. He was a member of the Republican Party. He received national attention for his 1999 moratorium on executions in Illinois and for commuting more than 160 death sentences to life sentences in 2003. He was later convicted of federal corruption charges and spent more than five years in federal prison and seven months of home confinement. He was released from federal prison on July 3, 2013. He attended Ferris State College of Pharmacy in Big Rapids, Michigan.
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