Robert List

Robert Frank List ( born September 1, 1936 in Visalia, California) is an American politician of the Republican Party. He was from 1979 to 1983 Governor of the State of Nevada.

List grew up in Exeter, California, on. He graduated from Utah State University and then law at Hastings College of Law of the University of California at San Francisco, where he received his degree in Juris Doctor ( JD) and Doctor of Laws ( LLD) made ​​in 1962. List was from 1966 to 1970 District Attorney in Carson City, Nevada, and from 1970 to 1979 Attorney General of that State. 1979 List was elected governor of Nevada. He held until 1983 this office. He was until the election of the last governor Jim Gibbons, who had not previously worked in Clark County. During his tenure, a tax reform in Nevada was conducted at the reduced property tax and the VAT was increased. After retiring from office Robert List supported the plans for a nuclear repository at Yucca Mountain. He is currently CEO of the Robert List Company, a company that specializes in advising public bodies, particularly on energy issues. Robert List is remarried and has four children.