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Arnold Schwarzenegger
38th Governor of California
Incumbent
Assumed office  November 17, 2003
Lieutenant	Cruz Bustamante (2003–2007) John Garamendi (2007–present)
Preceded by	Gray Davis
Chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
In office 1990 – 1993
President	George H. W. Bush
Born	July 30, 1947 (1947-07-30) (age 61) Thal, Styria, Austria
Nationality	Austrian–American
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Maria Shriver (1986–present)
Children	Katherine (born 1989) Christina (born 1991) Patrick (born 1993) Christopher (born 1997)
Residence	Brentwood, Los Angeles, California
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin-Superior
Occupation	Actor
Profession	Bodybuilder, actor, politician, investor
Religion	Roman Catholic
Website	gov.ca.gov schwarzenegger.com
Military service
Service/branch	Austrian Army
Years of service	1965

Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German IPA: [?a?n?lt alo?s ??va?ts?n???]; born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor, businessman, and politician, currently serving as the 38th Governor of the state of California.

Schwarzenegger gained worldwide fame as a Hollywood action film icon. He was nicknamed "The Austrian Oak" and "The Styrian Oak" in his bodybuilding days, "Arnold Strong" and "Arnie" during his acting career, and more recently "The Governator" (a portmanteau of Governor and The Terminator, one of his film roles).^[1]

As a Republican, he was first elected on October 7, 2003, in a special recall election to replace then-Governor Gray Davis. Schwarzenegger was sworn in on November 17, 2003, to serve the remainder of Davis's term. Schwarzenegger was then re-elected on November 7, 2006, in California's 2006 gubernatorial election, to serve a full term as governor, defeating Democrat Phil Angelides, who was California State Treasurer at the time. Schwarzenegger was sworn in for a second term on January 5, 2007.^[2] In May 2004 and 2007, he was named as one of the Time 100 people who help shape the world.^[3][4]

Schwarzenegger is married to Maria Shriver and has four children.

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