George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Bush family and the Republican Party, he was the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000.
In his first term, Bush signed a major tax-cut program and an education-reform bill, the No Child Left Behind Act. He pushed for socially conservative efforts such as the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act and faith-based initiatives. He also initiated the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, in 2003, to address the AIDS epidemic. The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 decisively reshaped his administration, resulting in the start of the war on terror and the creation of the Department of Homeland Security. Bush ordered the invasion of Afghanistan in an effort to overthrow the Taliban, destroy al-Qaeda, and capture Osama bin Laden. He signed the Patriot Act to authorize surveillance of suspected terrorists. He also ordered the 2003 invasion of Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein’s regime on the false belief that they possessed weapons of mass destruction and had ties with al-Qaeda. Bush later signed the Medicare Modernization Act, which created Medicare Part D. In 2004, Bush was re-elected president in a close race, when he beat Democratic opponent John Kerry. George W. Bush also won the popular vote.
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George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009. He was also the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. After graduating from Yale University in 1968 and Harvard Business School in 1975, he worked in the oil industry.
Bush married Laura Welch in 1977 and ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives shortly thereafter. He later co-owned the Texas Rangers baseball team before defeating Ann Richards in the 1994 Texas gubernatorial election. George W. Bush was elected president in 2000 after a close and controversial win over Democratic rival Al Gore, becoming the fourth president to be elected while receiving fewer popular votes than his opponent.
George W. Bush is the eldest son of Barbara and George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States, making him only the second president to assume the nation’s highest office after his father, following the lead of John Quincy Adams. His brother, Jeb Bush, a former Governor of Florida, was a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in the 2016 presidential election. His paternal grandfather, Prescott Bush, was a United States Senator from Connecticut.
43rd President of the United States
In office
January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009
Vice President
Dick Cheney
Preceded by
Bill Clinton
Succeeded by
Barack Obama
46th Governor of Texas
In office
January 17, 1995 – December 21, 2000
Lieutenant
Bob Bullock
Rick Perry
Preceded by
Ann Richards
Succeeded by
Rick Perry
Personal details
Born
George Walker Bush
July 6, 1946 (age 70)
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Laura Welch (m. 1977)
Children
Barbara
Jenna
Parents
George H. W. Bush
Barbara Pierce
Residence
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater
Yale University (BA)
Harvard University (MBA)
Profession
Businessman politician
