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Brian David Schweitzer (born September 4, 1955) is an American politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Montana from January 5, 2005 to January 7, 2013. Schweitzer served for a time as chair of the Western Governors Association〔(Govs. Schweitzer, Otter elected to lead WGA, energy and climate change high priorities )〕 as well as the Democratic Governors Association.〔http://www.democraticgovernors.org/news/press_releases?id=0295DGA begins 2010 election with a bang〕 He also served as president of the Council of State Governments.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.csg.org/about/leadership.aspx )〕 ==Early life, education, and early career== Schweitzer was born in Havre, Montana, the fourth of six children of Kathleen Helen (née McKernan) and Adam Schweitzer.〔(Kathleen H. Schweitzer obituary ), legacy.com; accessed February 17, 2015.〕 His paternal grandparents were ethnic Germans from Kuchurhan in the Odessa Oblast (then in Russia, now in Ukraine); his maternal grandparents were Irish.〔(Notice of death of Governor Schweitzer's father )〕 He is a first cousin, once removed, of entertainer Lawrence Welk (Schweitzer's paternal grandmother was Welk's aunt).〔(Brian Schweitzer genealogy ), library.ndsu.edu; accessed February 17, 2015.〕 Following his high school years at Holy Cross Abbey, Canon City, Colorado in 1973, Schweitzer earned his bachelor of science degree in international agronomy from Colorado State University in 1978 and a master of science in soil science from Montana State University, Bozeman in 1980. Upon finishing school, Schweitzer worked as an irrigation developer on projects in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America. He spent several years working in Libya and Saudi Arabia, and speaks Arabic. He returned to Montana in 1986 to launch a ranching and irrigation business in Whitefish. Bill Clinton appointed Schweitzer to the United States Department of Agriculture as a member of the Montana USDA Farm Service Agency Committee, where he worked for seven years. While working for the USDA, he was appointed to the Montana Rural Development Board (1996) and the National Drought Task Force (1999). 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「Brian Schweitzer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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