John Van de Kamp

John Van de Kamp
Van de Kamp in 2012
28th Attorney General of California
In office
January 3, 1983 – January 7, 1991
GovernorGeorge Deukmejian
Preceded byGeorge Deukmejian
Succeeded byDan Lungren
37th Los Angeles County District Attorney
In office
July 1, 1975 – July 1, 1981
Preceded byJoseph P. Busch
Succeeded byRobert Philibosian
Personal details
Born
John Kalar Van de Kamp

(1936-02-07)February 7, 1936
Pasadena, California, U.S.
DiedMarch 14, 2017(2017-03-14) (aged 81)
Pasadena, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materDartmouth College (A.B.)
Stanford Law School (J.D.)

John Kalar Van de Kamp (February 7, 1936 – March 14, 2017) was an American politician and lawyer who served as Los Angeles County District Attorney from 1975 until 1981, and then as the 28th Attorney General of California from 1983 until 1991.[1][2]

  1. ^ California Attorney General - 1850 to Present - California Dept. of Justice - Office of the Attorney General Archived 2008-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Johnson, Harold (7 May 1990). "John Van de Kamp: The reluctant prosecutor". The Orange County Register. ISSN 0886-4934.