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Edmund Gerald Brown Jr. (born April 7, 1938) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as the 34th and 39th governor of California from 1975 to 1983 and 2011 to 2019.
Jan 3, 2011 · In 1970, he was elected California secretary of state. Brown began his career as a clerk at the California Supreme Court. In 1998, he reentered politics and was elected mayor of Oakland, serving two terms from 1999 to 2007.
History. Edmund G. Brown Jr., 31st Attorney General. Edmund G. Brown Jr., known as Jerry, was born in San Francisco on April 7, 1938. He attended both public and parochial schools, graduating from St. Ignatius High School in 1955.
Edmund G. Brown Jr. was born in San Francisco on April 7, 1938. He graduated from St. Ignatius High School in 1955 and entered Sacred Heart Novitiate, a Jesuit seminary. He later attended the University of California, Berkeley, graduating in 1961 before earning a J.D. at Yale Law School in 1964.
Brown was elected California Attorney General in 2006 and worked to protect consumers, pursue mortgage fraud and real estate scams, champion workers’ rights and crack down on violent crime. Brown was elected to a third gubernatorial term in 2010 and to a historic fourth term in 2014.
Edmund G. Brown Jr. was born in San Francisco on April 7, 1938. Brown was elected California Secretary of State in 1970 and Governor in 1974 and 1978. After his governorship, Brown lectured and traveled widely, practiced law, served as California’s Democratic Party chairman and ran for president.
Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown 2011–2019 (Previous term: 1975–1983) Significant Facts. Born: April 7, 1938 in San Francisco, California Married: Anne Gust on June 18, 2005 in Oakland, CA Political Party: Democrat Family. Father: Edmund "Pat" Brown Mother: Bernice Layne Wife: Anne Gust Children: None
Jan 21, 2020 · Official state portrait of Edmund G. “Jerry” Brown, Jr., completed in March 1984 by Los Angeles artist Don Bachardy a year after Brown served as the 34th governor of California. (Painting from the Center for Sacramento History photo collection via Calisphere)
Feb 16, 1996 · He served on the National Governors’ Conference Executive Committee from 1961 to 1962 and he chaired the Western Governors’ Conference from 1963 to 1964. He passed away on February 16, 1996. His son, Edmund G. Brown Jr., served as Governor of California from 1975 to 1983.
Brown was elected California Attorney General in 2006 and helped protect working families and consumers, pursue mortgage fraud and real estate scams, champion workers’ rights and crack down on violent crime.
