Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Mark Cuomo (born December 6, 1957) is an American politician. He is the 56th and current Governor of New York.
Andrew Cuomo | |
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 Cuomo in 2019 | |
| 56th Governor of New York | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2011 | |
| Lieutenant | Robert Duffy Kathy Hochul |
| Preceded by | David Paterson |
| Chair of the National Governors Association | |
| Assumed office August 5, 2020 | |
| Deputy | Asa Hutchinson |
| Preceded by | Larry Hogan |
| Vice Chair of the National Governors Association | |
| In office July 26, 2019 – August 5, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Larry Hogan |
| Succeeded by | Asa Hutchinson |
| 64th Attorney General of New York | |
| In office January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2010 | |
| Governor | Eliot Spitzer David Paterson |
| Preceded by | Eliot Spitzer |
| Succeeded by | Eric Schneiderman |
| 11th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | |
| In office January 29, 1997 – January 20, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Henry Cisneros |
| Succeeded by | Mel Martínez |
| Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Community Planning and Development | |
| In office May 28, 1993 – January 29, 1997 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Skirma Kondratas |
| Succeeded by | Saul Ramirez, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew Mark Cuomo December 6, 1957 New York City, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Kerry Kennedy (m. 1990; div. 2005) |
| Domestic partner | Sandra Lee (2005–2019) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents | Mario Cuomo Matilda Raffa |
| Relatives | Chris Cuomo (brother) Margaret Cuomo (sister) |
| Residence | Executive Mansion |
| Education | Fordham University (BA) Albany Law School (JD) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Government website |
He was 64th New York State Attorney General and the 11th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under Bill Clinton.
He was born in Queens. His father Mario Cuomo was also Governor of New York and Andrew worked for him.
Cuomo has promoted several policies:
- Legalizing same-sex marriage
- Tough laws against guns
- Allowing businesses not to pay taxes for some time in some parts of the state
- Continuing the moratorium (delay) on hydraulic fracturing for extracting (taking out) petroleum and natural gas
- With other politicians, he started the United States Climate Alliance, a group of states intending to stop climate change by following the terms of the Paris Climate Accords.[1]
He was reelected governor in 2014. In 2020, he became well known across the country over his leadership and handling over the COVID-19 pandemic in New York.
References
- ↑ "Inslee, New York Governor Cuomo, and California Governor Brown announce formation of United States Climate Alliance | Governor Jay Inslee". governor.wa.gov. June 1, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
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