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Deukmejian received an honorary doctor of laws degree from California State University, Long Beach, in 2008, because of his support for education, state law, and Long Beach. In 2015, he was given the Key to the City of Long Beach.
- 1953–1955
May 10, 2018 · Deukmejian also spent a lot more money on public higher education than did his predecessor, Democrat Jerry Brown. “His avoidance of bombast made few headlines,” says Ken Khachigian, a 1982 ...
- george.skelton@latimes.com
- Capitol Journal Columnist
May 9, 2018 · George Deukmejian, a perennially popular two-term Republican governor of California who built his career on fighting crime, hardening the state’s criminal-justice stance and shoring up its...
Significant Facts. Born: June 6, 1928 in Menands, New York. Died: May 8, 2018 in Long Beach, California. Married: Gloria M. Saatjian on February 16, 1957. Political Party: Republican. Family. Father: George Deukmejian. Mother: Alice Gairden. Wife: Gloria M. Saatjian. Children: Leslie, Andrea, George.
He graduated from Siena College in 1949 with a degree in sociology and earned his law degree from St. John’s University in 1952. The governor served in the U.S. Army, assigned to the Judge Advocate General’s Corps, from 1953 to 1955. He was elected to the California State Assembly and served as minority whip.
May 8, 2018 · Mr. Deukmejian attended Siena College in Albany County, graduating in 1949 with a bachelor of arts in sociology. He received a law degree in 1952 from St. John’s University School of Law in...
Elected the 35th Governor of California in 1982, Mr. Deukmejian served two four-year terms and led the state until 1991. In each of his eight state budgets, education was the state’s highest funding priority. Support for kindergarten through 12th grade increased more than 115 percent.
