Chris Koster

Chris Koster
41st Attorney General of Missouri
In office
January 12, 2009 – January 9, 2017
GovernorJay Nixon
Preceded byJay Nixon
Succeeded byJosh Hawley
Member of the Missouri Senate
from the 31st district
In office
January 5, 2005 – January 7, 2009
Preceded byHarold Caskey
Succeeded byDavid Pearce
Personal details
Born
Christopher Andrew Koster

(1964-08-31) August 31, 1964 (age 60)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (before 2007)
Democratic (2007–present)
Spouses
Rebecca Bowman
(m. 1996; div. 2003)
Jennifer (Cullen) Koster
(m. 2019)
EducationUniversity of Missouri (BA, JD)
Washington University in St. Louis (MBA)

Christopher Andrew Koster (born August 31, 1964)[1] is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 41st Attorney General of Missouri from 2009 to 2017. Before that, Koster was elected three times as prosecuting attorney of Cass County, Missouri, and served four years as state senator from Missouri's 31st Senatorial district.

In 2016, Koster was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Missouri and was defeated by Republican nominee Eric Greitens in the general election.[2] After completing his terms as attorney general, Koster joined Centene Corporation, where he currently serves as Executive Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel.[3][4]

  1. ^ Summer Ballentine. "Once a Republican, Koster seeks governorship as a Democrat". Springfield News-Leader.
  2. ^ "Eric Greitens wins Missouri GOP Primary, to face Chris Koster in fall". Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  3. ^ "Centene hires former Attorney General Chris Koster". Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "Centene announces two key personnel moves". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved 2022-03-29.