Madeleine May Kunin (born September 28 1933) is an American diplomat and politician. She was the 77th Governor of Vermont from 1985 until 1991 as a member of the Democratic Party. She also served as United States Ambassador to Switzerland from 1996 to 1999. She was Vermont’s first and to date only female governor as well as the first Jewish governor of Vermont. She was also the first Jewish woman to be elected governor of a U.S. state.
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active years end date
1983-01-10, 1991-01-10, 1999-08-16
active years start date
1979-01-10, 1985-01-10, 1996-08-08
alma mater
Columbia University, University of Vermont, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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