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William Edward "Bill" Haslam〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Knoxville News Sentinel'' profile on Haslam )〕 (born August 23, 1958) is an American politician who is the 49th and current Governor of Tennessee, and chairman of the Republican Governors Association. A member of the Republican Party, Haslam was elected Governor in 2010 and was sworn in on January 15, 2011. Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, Haslam is a graduate of Emory University. He began his career in business, joining his father, Jim Haslam, who was the founder of Pilot Corporation. Haslam rose to president of Pilot Corp in the 1990s, after his brother Jimmy became the company's CEO. Haslam then left Pilot and from 1999 to 2001 was the CEO of the e-commerce and cataloging division at the department store chain Saks Fifth Avenue. He then became a consultant at Saks, served on the board of directors at Harold's Stores, Inc. and still remains a co-owner of the minor league baseball team the Tennessee Smokies. Entering a career in politics, Haslam was elected to serve as mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee in 2003 with 52% of the vote. He was then elected to a second term in 2007, winning 87% of the vote, and serving as mayor from 2003 to 2011. After incumbent Governor Phil Bredesen was term-limited and prevented from running for reelection, Haslam declared his candidacy for Governor in January 2009. He defeated Representative Zach Wamp and Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey in the Republican primary with 47% of the vote, and went on to defeat Democratic businessman Mike McWherter with 65% of the vote in the general election. As of 2015, Haslam has a net worth of $2 billion, and is the richest elected official in the US, according to ''Forbes'' magazine. ==Early life, education, and business career== Haslam was born in Knoxville in 1958, the third child of Jim Haslam, the founder of Pilot Corporation, the parent company of the convenience store and travel center chain, Pilot Flying J, and his wife, Cynthia (Allen). Jim Haslam has been a Republican Party fundraiser and University of Tennessee donor and trustee for several decades.〔Josh Flory, ("Haslam Patriarch Started Making Mark on Knoxville as UT Student" ), ''Knoxville News Sentinel'', January 16, 2011; retrieved September 22, 2011〕 Haslam was educated at the Webb School of Knoxville, where he became active in the Christian group, Young Life.〔Josh Flory, ("Work, loss and new joy: Death drew Haslams closer" ), ''Knoxville News Sentinel'', January 17, 2011〕 He later attended Emory University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in history in 1980.〔. Retrieved 19 July 2013.〕 He is a member of the Beta Sigma chapter of the Sigma Chi International Fraternity.〔Josh Flory, ("Growth and Change: As Business Evolves, Haslam Siblings Find Their Roles Within and Without It" ), ''Knoxville News Sentinel'', January 18, 2011; retrieved September 22, 2011.〕 As a teenager, Haslam began working part-time in his father's corporation.〔 He had made plans to teach history and eventually become a minister.〔 Following his university graduation, he returned to Knoxville to work for Pilot in hopes of learning more about the business world before entering the seminary, and eventually decided to stay with the company.〔 He was elevated to president of the company (with his brother, Jimmy, as CEO, and father as chairman) in 1995.〔 In 1999, Haslam joined Saks Fifth Avenue as the chief executive officer of the e-commerce and catalog division.〔(Mayor's biography ), City of Knoxville website, accessed May 9, 2010〕 He left Saks in 2001, and joined the board of the Dallas-based clothing chain, Harold's Stores Inc., later that year.〔 Haslam is one of the owners of the Tennessee Smokies, a minor league baseball team in East Tennessee.〔 His brother, current Pilot Flying J CEO Jimmy Haslam, became majority owner of the Cleveland Browns in 2012. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bill Haslam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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