Dick Celeste
Dick Celeste | |
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Cropped portion of 1982 Celeste in '82 campaign poster | |
| United States Ambassador to India | |
| In office November 28, 1997 – April 25, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Frank G. Wisner |
| Succeeded by | Robert Blackwill |
| 64th Governor of Ohio | |
| In office January 10, 1983 – January 14, 1991 | |
| Lieutenant | Myrl Shoemaker (Vacant 1985–1987) Paul Leonard |
| Preceded by | Jim Rhodes |
| Succeeded by | George Voinovich |
| Director of the Peace Corps | |
| In office April 27, 1979 – January 20, 1981 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Carolyn R. Payton |
| Succeeded by | Loret Ruppe |
| 55th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio | |
| In office January 13, 1975 – January 8, 1979 | |
| Governor | Jim Rhodes |
| Preceded by | John Brown |
| Succeeded by | George Voinovich |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 5th district | |
| In office January 3, 1971 – December 31, 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Mark C. Schinnerer |
| Succeeded by | Francine Panehal |
| 12th President of Colorado College | |
| In office 2002 – July 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Kathryn Mohrman |
| Succeeded by | Jill Tiefenthaler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Frank Celeste November 11, 1937 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 7 |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Exeter College, Oxford |
Richard Frank Celeste (born November 11, 1937) is an American former diplomat, university administrator and politician from Ohio. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 64th governor of Ohio from 1983 to 1991 and remains the last Democrat to win re-election as Ohio Governor.