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Charles Baker


72nd Governor of Massachusetts
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 2015
Lieutenant	Karyn Polito
Preceded by	Deval Patrick
Secretary of Administration and Finance
In office November 1994 – September 1998
Governor	William Weld Paul Cellucci
Preceded by	Mark Robinson
Succeeded by	Frederick Laskey
Secretary of Health and Human Services
In office October 1992 – November 1994
Governor	William Weld
Preceded by	David Forsberg
Succeeded by	Gerald Whitburn

Personal details
Born	Charles Duane Baker, Jr. (1956-11-13) November 13, 1956 (age 64) Elmira, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Lauren Baker
Relatives	Charles D. Baker (father)
Alma mater	Harvard University Northwestern University
Website	Official website

Charles Duane "Charlie" Baker, Jr. (born November 13, 1956) is an American businessman and politician. He is the 72nd and current Governor of Massachusetts, since 2015.^[1] He was a cabinet official under two Massachusetts governors, spent ten years as CEO of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. He was also the Republican nominee for Governor of Massachusetts in his unsuccessful bid in 2010.

References

↑ Miller, Joshua (8 January 2015). Charlie Baker takes over as 72d governor of Mass.. https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/01/08/charlie-baker-take-oath-office-governor-today/kUsixGCsMb0j2wbVpcbOgK/story.html. Retrieved 9 January 2015.

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