Charlie Baker

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Charlie Baker is an American politician who served as the Republican governor of Massachusetts from 2015 to 2023 and was known for his moderate, bipartisan approach to governance.

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instanceOf American governor
governor
human
politician
appointedBy William Weld
birthPlace Elmira, New York
surface form: Elmira, New York, United States
boardMemberOf Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Massachusetts Port Authority
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt Harvard University
Northwestern University
electedIn 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
employer Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
endTime 2023-01-05
familyName Baker
gender male
givenName Charles
hasChild three children
hasOffice Massachusetts State House
surface form: Massachusetts State House, Boston
knownFor bipartisan approach to governance
moderate political views
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party
name Charlie Baker self-link
notableApprovalRating high bipartisan approval in Massachusetts
notableWork COVID-19 pandemic
surface form: COVID-19 pandemic response in Massachusetts
occupation business executive
politician
policyFocus fiscal management
health care reform
opioid crisis response
politicalAlignment moderate Republican
positionHeld CEO of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Governor of Massachusetts
Secretary of Administration and Finance of Massachusetts
Secretary of Health and Human Services of Massachusetts
predecessor Deval Patrick
reElectedIn 2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
religion Protestantism
residence Swampscott, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
servedUnder Jane Swift
Paul Cellucci
William Weld
spouse Lauren Baker
startTime 2015-01-08
stateRepresented Massachusetts
successor Maura Healey
workLocation Massachusetts

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Kimberly S. Budd appointedBy Charlie Baker
Charlie Baker name Charlie Baker self-link
Deval Patrick succeededBy Charlie Baker
Deval succeededBy Charlie Baker
subject surface form: Deval Patrick