Bill Lockyer
Bill Lockyer | |
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Official portrait, 2007 | |
| 32nd Treasurer of California | |
| In office January 8, 2007 – January 5, 2015 | |
| Governor | Arnold Schwarzenegger Jerry Brown |
| Preceded by | Phil Angelides |
| Succeeded by | John Chiang |
| 30th Attorney General of California | |
| In office January 4, 1999 – January 8, 2007 | |
| Governor | Gray Davis Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| Preceded by | Dan Lungren |
| Succeeded by | Jerry Brown |
| President pro tempore of the California Senate | |
| In office January 31, 1994 – February 5, 1998 | |
| Preceded by | David Roberti |
| Succeeded by | John Burton |
| Member of the California Senate from the 10th district | |
| In office December 6, 1982 – November 30, 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Marz Garcia |
| Succeeded by | Liz Figueroa |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 14th district | |
| In office September 10, 1973 – November 30, 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Crown |
| Succeeded by | Johan Klehs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Westwood Lockyer May 8, 1941 Hayward, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Nadia Davis (m. 2003) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (BA) University of the Pacific (JD) |
William Westwood Lockyer (born May 8, 1941) is an American politician and lawyer from the state of California. A Democrat, he served in both houses of the state legislature, having been a member of the California State Assembly from 1973 to 1982 and the California State Senate from 1982 to 1998. He spent the last four years of his State Senate tenure as president pro tempore. He then served as California Attorney General from 1999 to 2007, and as California State Treasurer from 2007 to 2015.