Thomas Kean | |
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 Kean in 2018 | |
| President of the Carnegie Corporation of New York | |
| Acting April 15, 2021 – January 2023 Served with Janet L. Robinson | |
| Preceded by | Vartan Gregorian |
| Succeeded by | Louise Richardson |
| Chair of the 9/11 Commission | |
| In office December 15, 2002 – August 21, 2004 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Deputy | Lee Hamilton |
| Preceded by | Henry Kissinger |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| 10th President of Drew University | |
| In office 1990–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Hardin III |
| Succeeded by | Robert Weisbuch |
| 48th Governor of New Jersey | |
| In office January 19, 1982 – January 16, 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Brendan Byrne |
| Succeeded by | James Florio |
| Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly | |
| In office 1972–1973 | |
| Preceded by | Barry T. Parker |
| Succeeded by | S. Howard Woodson |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly | |
| In office 1968 – 1978 Served with Philip Kaltenbacher (1967–1974) Jane Burgio (1974–1977) | |
| Preceded by | Proportional representation |
| Succeeded by | Frederic Remington |
| Constituency | 11-F (1968–1972) 11-E (1972–1974) 25th (1974–1978) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Howard Kean April 21, 1935 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3, including Tom Jr. |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) Columbia University (MA) |
Thomas Howard Kean (/ˈkeɪn/ KAYN;[1] born April 21, 1935) is an American politician, statesman, and academic administrator from the state of New Jersey. A Republican, Kean served as the 48th governor of New Jersey from 1982 to 1990.
Kean is a member of the Kean political family. His father, Robert Kean, was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and his grandfather, Hamilton Fish Kean, was a U.S. senator. After graduating from Princeton University, Kean worked as a history teacher and obtained a master's degree from Teachers College at Columbia University. He served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1968 to 1978 and held the role of speaker of the Assembly from 1972 to 1973. In 1981, Kean was elected governor of New Jersey; he was re-elected in 1985. A moderate Republican, Kean is regarded as a popular governor who promoted New Jersey tourism.
Following his two terms as governor, Kean served as president of Drew University from 1990 until 2005. After the September 11 attacks, Kean was appointed by President George W. Bush as chairman of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, widely known as the 9/11 Commission. On July 22, 2004, Kean and the commission released their findings in the 9/11 Commission Report.
Kean is the father of U.S. Representative Thomas Kean Jr.
- ^ Felzenberg, p. 5.