Jerry Brown

Edmund Gerald Brown Jr., commonly known as Jerry Brown, was born on April 7, 1938, in San Francisco, California. He is an accomplished lawyer, author, and politician who notably held the office of governor of California twice, first from 1975 to 1983 and then from 2011 to 2019. A prominent figure in the Democratic Party, Brown began his political journey as the secretary of state of California from 1971 to 1975 and later served as mayor of Oakland from 1999 to 2007 and as California's attorney general from 2007 to 2011.

Brown's unique political career is marked by an unusual distinction: he is both the oldest and the sixth-youngest governor in California's history, owing to a 28-year hiatus between his governorships. By the end of his fourth term, he had become the fourth longest-serving governor in U.S. history, with a total of 16 years and 5 days in office.

The son of former California Governor Pat Brown, Jerry Brown graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and Yale Law School. He initially served on the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees (1969–1971). His first term as governor began in 1974 when he was elected at the age of 36, making him the youngest governor in California in over a century. After a brief period away from politics, he returned to public service, ultimately reclaiming the governorship in 2010 and surpassing Earl Warren to become California's longest-serving governor on October 7, 2013.