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John Kitzhaber, M.D., was sworn in as governor of Oregon on January 10, 2011.
After graduating from college, Kitzhaber returned to Oregon to study medicine at the University of Oregon Medical School (now OHSU). In Roseburg, he practiced as an emergency room doctor from 1974 to 1988.
Kitzhaber was elected to the Oregon legislature in 1978. During his first session as a legislator, his peers chose him to lead as president of the Oregon State Senate. As senate president, Kitzhaber is remembered most notably for bringing legislators and interest groups together to pass the Oregon Health Plan. In 1994, he was elected governor and reelected in 1998. Following his term as governor, Kitzhaber led several organizations that work with doctors, hospital administrators, and Oregonians in communities across the state to reform the health care system.
In 2010, Kitzhaber was elected to a third term as governor and was reelected in 2014. On February 18, 2015, Governor Kitzhaber resigned from office.
Kitzhaber earned his bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and graduated from
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John Kitzhaber
Former governor of Oregon
John Kitzhaber | |
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| In office January 10, 2011 – February 18, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ted Kulongoski |
| Succeeded by | Kate Brown |
| In office January 9, 1995 – January 13, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Barbara Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Ted Kulongoski |
| In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Fadeley |
| Succeeded by | Bill Bradbury |
| In office January 12, 1981[1] – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Jason Boe |
| Succeeded by | Rod Johnson |
| In office January 8, 1979 – January 12, 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Al Shaw |
| Succeeded by | Verner Anderson |
| Born | John Albert Kitzhaber (1947-03-05) March 5, 1947 (age 77) Colfax, Washington, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | Rosemary Linehan (m. 1971; div. 1974)Sharon LaCroix (m. 1995; div. 2003) |
| Domestic partner | Cylvia Hayes (2003–present) |
| Education | Dartmouth College (
AboutJOHN HUBERT HALL was born in Portland, Oregon. He attended a military academy in Indiana as well as public schools in Portland. After serving as a medical corpsman in the U.S. Navy during World War I, he earned a degree in business administration from Oregon State College and then studied at Northwestern College of Law in Portland. In addition to practicing law, he won election to the Oregon House of Representatives five times. He became Speaker in 1947, and from that position succeeded to the governorship upon the death of Earl W. Snell in a plane crash. Hall served as governor for one year, losing the Republican nomination for election in his own right in 1948 to complete Snell’s unexpired term. After leaving office, he practiced law in Lincoln County and won election to a single term as District Court Judge. He died in Newport, Oregon. SourceSobel, Robert, and John Raimo, eds. Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. 4. Westport, CT: Meckler Books, 1978. 4 vols. Oregon State Archives Wikipedia.org Search For FormeCopyright ©soybeck.pages.dev 2025 |