Bob Wise

Bob Wise
Wise in 2008
33rd Governor of West Virginia
In office
January 15, 2001 – January 17, 2005
LieutenantEarl Ray Tomblin
Preceded byCecil H. Underwood
Succeeded byJoe Manchin
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from West Virginia
In office
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2001
Preceded byMick Staton
Succeeded byShelley Moore Capito
Constituency3rd district (1983–1993)
2nd district (1993–2001)
Member of the West Virginia Senate
from the 17th district
In office
December 1, 1980 – December 9, 1982
Preceded byWilliam T. Brotherton Jr.
Succeeded byTod J. Kaufman
Personal details
Born
Robert Ellsworth Wise Jr.

(1948-01-06) January 6, 1948 (age 76)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
(m. 1984)
Children2
EducationDuke University (BA)
Tulane University (JD)

Robert Ellsworth Wise Jr. (born January 6, 1948) is an American politician who served as the 33rd Governor of West Virginia from 2001 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, Wise also served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2001. In 2005 Wise became the president of the Alliance for Excellent Education, a nonprofit organization that focuses on reforming the nation's high schools. In 2015, North Carolina State University honored Wise with the William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation's Friday Medal which recognizes significant, distinguished and enduring contributions to education through advocating innovation, advancing education and imparting inspiration.[1]

  1. ^ "Former WV Gov. Bob Wise Honored at 2015 Friday Medal Ceremony".