Charlie Baker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Charlie Baker

American businessman, politician, and the 72nd Governor of Massachusetts

Date of Birth: 13-Nov-1956

Place of Birth: Elmira, New York, United States

Profession: businessperson, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

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About Charlie Baker

  • Charles Duane Baker IV (born November 13, 1956) is an American businessman and politician serving as the 72nd governor of Massachusetts since January 8, 2015.
  • A liberal Republican, he was a cabinet official under two governors of Massachusetts and served ten years as chief executive officer (CEO) of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. Baker grew up in Needham, Massachusetts, graduated from Harvard University in 1979, and later obtained an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
  • In 1991, he became Massachusetts Undersecretary of Health and Human Services under Governor Bill Weld.
  • In 1992, he was appointed Secretary of Health and Human Services of Massachusetts.
  • He later served as Secretary of Administration and Finance under Weld and his successor, Paul Cellucci. After working in government for eight years, Baker left to become CEO of Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates and later Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, a non-profit health benefits company.
  • During this time he served three years as a selectman of Swampscott and considered a run for Massachusetts Governor in 2006.
  • He stepped down in July 2009 to run for Governor of Massachusetts on a platform of fiscal conservatism and cultural liberalism.
  • He was unopposed in the Republican primary but lost in the 2010 general election to the Democratic incumbent, Deval Patrick. Running for the office again, on November 4, 2014, he won the general election against Democrat Martha Coakley by a narrow margin.
  • In 2018, Baker was re-elected handily over Democratic challenger Jay Gonzalez with 67% of the vote, the largest vote share in a Massachusetts gubernatorial election since 1994.
  • As of September 30, 2019, Baker had a job approval rating of 73%, and Baker enjoyed the highest approval rating of any governor in the United States for the eleventh quarter in a row.

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