Tom Wolf | |
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47th Governor of Pennsylvania | |
In office January 20, 2015 – January 17, 2023 | |
Lieutenant |
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Preceded by | Tom Corbett |
Succeeded by | Josh Shapiro |
Secretary of Revenue of Pennsylvania | |
In office April 25, 2007 – November 30, 2008 | |
Governor | Ed Rendell |
Preceded by | Gregory Fajt |
Succeeded by | Stephen Stetler |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Westerman Wolf November 17, 1948 Mount Wolf, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Education | |
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Thomas Westerman Wolf (born November 17, 1948) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 47th governor of Pennsylvania from 2015 to 2023.[1] He previously served as chairman and CEO of his business, The Wolf Organization, and later as secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue from April 2007 to November 2008.
A member of the Democratic Party, Wolf won his party's nomination for governor of Pennsylvania in 2014 and defeated Republican incumbent Tom Corbett in the general election by a margin of almost 10 percentage points. He was reelected in 2018. Wolf was succeeded by Democrat Josh Shapiro in 2023.