Jim Doyle

James Edward "Jim" Doyle ( born November 23, 1945 in Washington, DC ) is an American politician (Democratic Party). He was from January 2003 to January 2011, the 44th Governor of Wisconsin.

Life

Jim Doyle grew up the son of Ruth and James E. Doyle Sr., who were the founders of the modern Democratic Party in Wisconsin. His father competed unsuccessfully in 1954 for the office of the Governor of Wisconsin and was then appointed in 1965 as a federal judge. Jim Doyle visited three years, the Stanford University and returned to Madison back to study at the University of Wisconsin. Inspired by John F. Kennedy's call for voluntary work, he worked as a teacher of a peacekeeping force in Africa. In 1972, Doyle received his doctorate at the Faculty of Law at Harvard University. Then Doyle went to the Navajo Indian Reservation to Chinle (Arizona ). There he worked as a representative in an office of the federal authorities.

Doyle is married to Jessica Laird Doyle. They adopted the African- American children Gus and Gabriel.

Public prosecutor

After Doyle was returned to Madison in 1975, he was from 1977 to 1982 the district prosecutor. Then he stopped there a law practice. From 1990 to 2002 he was Attorney General of the State of Wisconsin. During his tenure, he successfully went against tobacco companies against some of the sub- state.

Governor

After then-Governor Tommy Thompson had been appointed in 2001 to the Minister of Health of the United States, Republican Scott McCallum took over the office, which, after an election in 2003, Jim Doyle followed. 2006 Doyle was re-elected as governor, by imposing against his Republican challenger Mark Andrew Green. He could have run again in 2010, but refrained and therefore different 3 January 2011 from office. He was succeeded by Republican Scott Walker.