Paul Cellucci

Paul Cellucci
Official ambassadorial portrait
27th United States Ambassador to Canada
In office
April 17, 2001 – March 18, 2005
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byGordon Giffin
Succeeded byDavid Wilkins
69th Governor of Massachusetts
In office
January 7, 1999 – April 10, 2001
Acting: July 29, 1997 – January 7, 1999
LieutenantJane Swift
Preceded byBill Weld
Succeeded byJane Swift (acting)
68th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
In office
January 3, 1991 – January 7, 1999
GovernorBill Weld
Preceded byEvelyn Murphy
Succeeded byJane Swift
Minority Whip of the Massachusetts Senate
In office
January 4, 1989 – January 1, 1991
Preceded byLucile Hicks
Succeeded byMary L. Padula
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
from the Middlesex and Worcester district
In office
January 2, 1985 – January 2, 1991
Preceded byChester Atkins
Succeeded byRobert Durand
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
January 5, 1977 – January 2, 1985
Preceded byWilfred Balthazar
Succeeded byPatricia Walrath
Constituency
  • 51st Middlesex district (1977–1979)
  • 3rd Middlesex district (1979–1985)
Personal details
Born
Argeo Paul Cellucci

(1948-04-24)April 24, 1948
Hudson, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJune 8, 2013(2013-06-08) (aged 65)
Hudson, Massachusetts, U.S.
Cause of deathAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Resting placeForestvale Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Jan Garnett
(m. 1972)
Children2
EducationBoston College (BA, JD)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1970–1978
RankCaptain
Unit Reserves

Argeo Paul Cellucci (/sɛˈl/; April 24, 1948 – June 8, 2013) was an American politician and diplomat from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Republican, he served as the 69th governor of Massachusetts from 1997 to 2001, and as the United States Ambassador to Canada from 2001 to 2005. He also served as the Commonwealth's 68th lieutenant governor from 1991 to 1999, as well as in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate from 1977 to 1991.

When Bill Weld resigned in 1997 after being nominated for United States Ambassador to Mexico, Cellucci became acting governor. He then was elected governor in 1998, and served until 2001, when he resigned to become the U.S. Ambassador to Canada under President George W. Bush, a post he held until 2005.