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Robert Francis "Bob" McDonnell (born June 15, 1954) is a former American politician. He was the 71st Governor of Virginia. McDonnell served on the executive committee of the Republican Governors Association. McDonnell was a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserve. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1992 to 2006, and was Attorney General of Virginia from 2006 to 2009. McDonnell was elected Governor of Virginia after using the campaign slogan "Bob's for Jobs." He defeated Democratic state Senator Creigh Deeds by a 17-point margin in the 2009 general election, which was marked by the severe recession of the late 2000s. McDonnell succeeded Democrat Tim Kaine.〔 Virginia law does not allow a governor to run for re-election. After taking office as governor, McDonnell advocated privatization and promoted offshore drilling for Virginia. He moved to extend a contract to outsource the state's computer operations and sought to fund transportation improvements from asset sales, including a proposal to auction off liquor stores operated by the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The state's unemployment rate declined from 7.4% in January 2010, when McDonnell took office, to 5.2% in December 2013, comparable to the decline in the national unemployment rate from 9.8% to 6.7% during the same period.〔; "Local Area Unemployment" http://www.bls.gov/web/laus/laumstrk.htm. Retrieved 4 September 2013.〕 McDonnell's governorship ended with a 55% to 32% approval to disapproval rating among registered voters. On January 21, 2014, McDonnell and his wife, Maureen (born 1954), were indicted on federal corruption charges for receiving improper gifts and loans from a Virginia businessman. They were convicted on most counts by a federal jury on September 4, 2014. McDonnell, the first Virginia governor to be indicted or convicted of a felony, was sentenced on January 6, 2015 to two years in prison, followed by two years of supervised release. He has been free on bond during the appeals process, which upheld his convictions on July 10, 2015.〔 Cain, Andrew, and Frank Green. "(Appeals court panel upholds former Va. Gov. Bob McDonnell's convictions )," ''Richmond Times-Dispatch,'' 10 July 2015.〕 On February 20, 2015, his wife was sentenced to twelve months and a day in prison, also followed by two years of supervised release. She is free on bond.〔("Maureen McDonnell Former Virginia First Lady Sentenced to One Year, One Day )," ''NBCWashington,'' 21 Feb. 2015.〕 ==Early life, education, and family== McDonnell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Emma B. Meta (née Meiller; 1928–1994) and Lt. Col. John Francis McDonnell USAF Ret. (1916–2010). His paternal grandparents were Irish immigrants, and his maternal grandparents were from Alsace-Lorraine in what was then the German Empire. His family moved to Fairfax County, Virginia, in 1955 when he was a year old. He spent four years of his early childhood in Germany when his father, a United States Air Force officer, was sent out on assignment. After returning to Virginia, the McDonnells permanently established residence in Fairfax County. McDonnell's mother worked at Mount Vernon. McDonnell graduated from Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1972.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Virginia House of Delegates )〕 McDonnell attended the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, on an ROTC scholarship, graduating with a B.B.A. in management in 1976. Immediately following graduation, he served as a medical supply officer in the United States Army for four years.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=10 Things You Didn't Know About Bob McDonnell – US News and World Report )〕 His military posts were medical clinics in Germany from 1976 to 1979, and in Newport News, Virginia, from 1979 to 1981.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bob McDonnell )〕 In addition, he took night classes and received an M.B.A. from Boston University in 1980. After leaving active duty in 1981, McDonnell worked for the American Hospital Supply Corporation, primarily in the custom products regional division. His career path shifted from business to law and public policy when he selected a joint degree program at Christian Broadcasting Network University now known as Regent University.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Robert F. McDonnell – Bio )〕 He obtained an M.A./J.D. there in 1989.〔〔 During his studies, McDonnell interned under Congressman Jerry Lewis (R-California).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Governor Robert F. McDonnell's bio )〕 McDonnell is married to Maureen Patricia McDonnell (née Gardner), with whom he has five children. The oldest, Jeanine, served as a U.S. Army Signal Corps officer in Iraq. Their younger daughter, Cailin, coordinated youth outreach for the Republican Party of Virginia's election efforts in 2009. McDonnell has twin sons, both of whom graduated in 2014 from the University of Virginia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/headlines.php?date=2010-06-02 ) 〕 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 McDonnell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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