Joe E. Kernan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Joe E. Kernan

Governor of Indiana

Date of Birth: 08-Apr-1946

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession: military officer, baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Joseph Eugene Kernan III (born April 8, 1946) is an American businessman and former politician who served as the 48th Governor of Indiana from 2003 to 2005.
A member of the Democratic Party, Kernan previously served as Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and then as the 47th Lieutenant Governor of Indiana from 1997 to 2003.
He became governor on September 13, 2003, upon the death of Governor Frank O'Bannon.
He lost an election to serve a full term as governor to former Office of Management and Budget director Mitch Daniels on November 2, 2004.
Kernan returned to South Bend and retired from politics.
As of 2019, he is the most recent Democrat to have served as Governor of Indiana.