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Gary Locke

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Gary Faye Locke (born January 21, 1950) is an American politician, attorney, and former diplomat from the State of Washington. Locke served as the 21st governor of Washington from 1997 to 2005, where he was the first Chinese-American governor as well as the first Asian American governor in the continental U.S. During the Obama administration, Locke served as Secretary of Commerce from 2009 to 2011, and as Ambassador to China from 2011 to 2014, the first Chinese American to serve in the role. First elected to the Washington House of Representatives in 1982, Locke went on to become King County executive in 1993 before being elected governor in the 1996 election. A former prosecutor by profession, Locke staked out a reputation as a moderate Democrat during his tenure. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Gary Locke is the 15,089th most popular politician (down from 14,706th in 2024), the 7,691st most popular biography from United States (down from 7,051st in 2019) and the 595th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gary Locke ranks 15,089 out of 19,576. Before him are Sergey Melikov, Gavril Dejeu, Adelina Gutiérrez, Joaquim Nabuco, Ylli Bufi, and Zenón Noriega Agüero. After him are Mary Arthur McElroy, Ali Tarhouni, John J. Sullivan, Christian Lindner, Pany Yathotou, and Ali Al-Naimi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Gary Locke ranks 421. Before him are Sandra Reemer, Nicholas Evans, Nikica Valentić, David Johansen, Marshall Manesh, and Alvaro Vitali. After him are Ian McNeice, Julia Alvarez, Katie Eder, Bob Daisley, Tess Harper, and Savio Hon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gary Locke ranks 7,693 out of 20,380. Before him are Constance Bennett (1904), Lisa Randall (1962), Taylor Kinney (1981), Kerwin Mathews (1926), Fritz Weaver (1926), and Honus Wagner (1874). After him are Mary Arthur McElroy (1841), John J. Sullivan (1959), Dorothy Arzner (1897), Renee O'Connor (1971), Michael Lerner (1941), and Art Larsen (1925).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Gary Locke ranks 595. Before him are Carrie Chapman Catt (1859), John Podesta (1949), Joe Kennedy III (1980), Wilbur Ross (1937), Charles Lang (1902), and Roger B. Taney (1777). After him are Mary Arthur McElroy (1841), John J. Sullivan (1959), Mirabeau B. Lamar (1798), Greg Louganis (1960), Oliver Ellsworth (1745), and Harry Reid (1939).

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