Robert List | |
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24th Governor of Nevada | |
In office January 1, 1979 – January 3, 1983 | |
Lieutenant | Myron E. Leavitt |
Preceded by | Mike O'Callaghan |
Succeeded by | Richard Bryan |
26th Attorney General of Nevada | |
In office January 4, 1971 – January 1, 1979 | |
Governor | Mike O'Callaghan |
Preceded by | Harvey Dickerson |
Succeeded by | Richard Bryan |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Frank List September 1, 1936 Visalia, California, U.S. |
Political party | Republican (1970–present) |
Spouse |
Mary Ann Minor (m. 1991) |
Children | 5 |
Residence(s) | Las Vegas, U.S. |
Alma mater | |
Profession | Attorney and politician |
Robert Frank List (born September 1, 1936) is an American attorney and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 24th Governor of Nevada from 1979 to 1983, as Nevada Attorney General from 1971 to 1979, and as Carson City District Attorney from 1967 to 1971.[2] Currently List practices law in Las Vegas with the law firm Kolesar & Leatham, Chtd.[3] He was the last Governor to serve from outside Clark County until Jim Gibbons' election. After his term ended, he became a supporter of the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository.[4] List was defeated for re-election in 1982 by Nevada Attorney General Richard Bryan.