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Robert Thompson "Bob" King (born August 18, 1946)〔United Auto Workers, ''2007 Media Fact Book,'' 2007, p. 59.〕 is an American lawyer and labor union activist and leader. He was elected President of the United Auto Workers (UAW) on June 15, 2010. His term of office ended in June 2014, and King announced his retirement, being succeeded by Dennis Williams as head of the UAW. ==Early life== Bob King was born in Michigan in 1946. His father, William J. King, Sr. was director of industrial relations at Ford Motor Company.〔Aguilar, "Passion, Pragmatism Drive UAW's King," ''Detroit News,'' June 11, 2010.〕 He graduated from University of Detroit Jesuit High School in 1964. He attended College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, and studied religion and philosophy before transferring to the University of Michigan.〔〔Gardner and Snavely, "King Poised to Take Helm of UAW," ''Detroit Free Press,'' December 12, 2009.〕 He graduated from Michigan with a bachelor's degree in political science in 1968.〔〔〔〔 While in college, he worked during the summer at automobile assembly plants owned by General Motors and Chrysler.〔〔 From 1968 to 1970, King served in the United States Army in South Korea.〔〔〔Lippert and Naughton, "UAW Set to Nominate King as President," ''Buffalo News,'' December 12, 2009.〕 King was employed full-time by Ford in 1970, taking a position in the Detroit Parts Depot where he became a member of UAW Local 600.〔〔〔United Auto Workers, ''2007 Media Fact Book,'' 2007, p. 58.〕 He became an electrician's apprentice in 1972.〔〔〔〔Bunkley, "Next Chief Is Nominated for a Troubled Auto Union,", ''New York Times,'' December 16, 2009.〕 He began attending the University of Detroit Law School, graduating with a J.D. degree in 1973.〔〔〔〔〔 King married Moe Fitzsimons, and the couple have five children, of which two were adopted from South Korea.〔〔 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「Bob King (labor leader)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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