George Voinovich | |
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 Official portrait, 2006 | |
| United States Senator from Ohio | |
| In office January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | John Glenn |
| Succeeded by | Rob Portman |
| Chair of the Senate Ethics Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Reid |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Boxer |
| Chair of the National Governors Association | |
| In office July 30, 1997 – August 4, 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Miller |
| Succeeded by | Tom Carper |
| 65th Governor of Ohio | |
| In office January 14, 1991 – December 31, 1998 | |
| Lieutenant | Mike DeWine Nancy Hollister |
| Preceded by | Dick Celeste |
| Succeeded by | Nancy Hollister |
| 54th Mayor of Cleveland | |
| In office January 1, 1980 – December 31, 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Dennis Kucinich |
| Succeeded by | Michael White |
| 56th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio | |
| In office January 8, 1979 – November 1979 | |
| Governor | Jim Rhodes |
| Preceded by | Dick Celeste |
| Succeeded by | Myrl Shoemaker |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 53rd district | |
| In office January 3, 1967 – December 15, 1971 | |
| Preceded by | District established |
| Succeeded by | Edward Ryder |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Victor Voinovich July 15, 1936 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | June 12, 2016 (aged 79) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Janet Allan (m. 1962) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Ohio University (BA) Ohio State University (JD) |
George Victor Voinovich (July 15, 1936 – June 12, 2016) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Ohio from 1999 to 2011. He previously served as the 65th governor of Ohio from 1991 to 1998 and as the 54th mayor of Cleveland from 1980 to 1989, the last Republican to serve in that office.
Voinovich spent more than 46 years in public service—first as assistant attorney general of Ohio in 1963 and finally as the senior U.S. senator representing Ohio. He is the 15th person to have served as both the governor of Ohio and a U.S. senator and one of only two Cleveland mayors to later become governor of Ohio and a U.S. senator; the other was Frank Lausche. He is also the only person to have served as both chairman of the National Governors Association and president of the National League of Cities.