Thurbert Baker

Thurbert Baker
46th Attorney General of Georgia
In office
June 1, 1997 – January 10, 2011
GovernorZell Miller
Roy Barnes
Sonny Perdue
Preceded byMike Bowers
Succeeded bySam Olens
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 70th district
In office
January 11, 1993 – June 1, 1997
Preceded byJohn T. Simpson
Succeeded byStan Watson
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 51st district
In office
January 9, 1989 – January 11, 1993
Preceded byKen Workman
Succeeded byBilly McKinney
Personal details
Born
Thurbert Earl Baker

(1952-12-16) December 16, 1952 (age 73)
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Catherine Baker
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA)
Emory University (JD)

Thurbert Earl Baker (born December 16, 1952) is an American politician and lawyer. He was the first African American Attorney General of the U.S. state of Georgia. He was appointed to the position in 1997 by Governor Zell Miller and served until January 10, 2011.

In 2010, Baker ran for Governor of Georgia, however he lost in the Democratic primary to former governor Roy Barnes.

References

  1. ↑ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Class of 1975) Commencement, page 72
  2. ↑ "Thurbert Baker 1952 - Google Search".
  3. ↑ Kapochunas, Rachel (2009-04-02). "Georgia Attorney General Joins Race for Governor". Congressional Quarterly. Retrieved 2009-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ AJC: Statewide election results Archived 2010-07-24 at the Wayback Machine