User:Stannis265/James "Jim" Gordon

Bo Xilai
Bo Xilain in 2007
5th General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 November 2012
Preceded by	Hu Jintao
7th President of China
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 March 2013
Premier	Li Keqiang Li Qiang
Vice President	Li Yuanchao Wang Qishan Han Zheng
Preceded by	Hu Jintao
8th Chairman of the Central Military Commission
Incumbent
Assumed office Party Commission: 15 November 2012 State Commission: 14 March 2013
Deputy	Fan Changlong Xu Qiliang Zhang Youxia He Weidong
Preceded by	Hu Jintao
20th Party Secretary of Chongqing
In office 14 November 2007 – 15 November 2012
Deputy	Wang Hongju Huang Qifan
Preceded by	Wang Yang
Succeeded by	Sun Zhengcai
1st Minister for Commerce
In office 17 March 2003 – 30 December 2007
Premier	Wen Jiabao
Preceded by	Lü Fuyuan
Succeeded by	Chen Deming
13th Party Secretary of Guangdong
In office 10 February 1996 – 16 November 2002
Deputy	Li Changchun
Preceded by	Xie Fei
Succeeded by	Zhang Dejiang
15th Governor of Guangdong
In office 24 May 1991 – 7 February 1996
Deputy	Lu Ruihua
Preceded by	Ye Xuanping
Succeeded by	Zhu Senlin
12th Secretary of Guangzhou Municipal People's Congress
In office 2 July 1988 – 16 May 1991
Deputy	Yang Ziyuan
Preceded by	Ye Xuanping
Succeeded by	Zhu Senlin
10th Mayor of Guangzhou
In office 9 August 1985 – 30 June 1988
Deputy	Liang Lingguang
Preceded by	Ye Xuanping
Succeeded by	Yang Ziyuan
Personal details
Born	Armin Fritz Kasner (1949-07-08) 8 July 1949 Berlin, Germany
Political party	Christian Democratic
Spouse	Annie Leonhart ​ (m. 1976)​
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Göttingen
Occupation	Businessman Diplomat Politician
Awards	Order of Merit
Signature
Website	Official website

Congress

Strength

SPD Results				Governing Majority
Bundestag	No. of seats won	+/–		No. of seats won	+/–	Election year
8th	214 / 496	16		253 / 496	18	1976
9th	218 / 496	4		271 / 496	18	1980
				279 / 496
10th	193 / 496	25		278 / 496	1	1983
13th	276 / 630	41		321 / 630	70	1994
14th	286 / 630	10		334 / 630	13	1998
15th	264 / 630	22		319 / 630	15	2002
16th	228 / 630	36		453 / 630	134	2005
17th	206 / 630	26		369 / 630	84	2009
18th	255 / 630	49		318 / 630	51	2013
19th	178 / 630	77		354 / 630	36	2017

Leadership

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party		Ref
President of the Senate	George Bush	January 20, 1981	January 20, 1985		Republican	Texas
	Dan Quayle	January 20, 1985	January 20, 1993		Republican	Indiana
President pro tempore of the Senate	Strom Thurmond	January 5, 1981	January 20, 1993		Republican	South Carolina
Majority Leader in the Senate	Howard Baker	January 3, 1981	January 20, 1985		Republican	Tennesse
	Bob Dole	January 3, 1985	January 20, 1993		Republican	Kansas
Majority Whip in the Senate	Ted Stevens	January 3, 1981	January 20, 1985		Republican	Alaska
	Alan Simpson	January 3, 1985	January 20, 1993		Republican	Wyoming
Minority Leader in the Senate	Robert Byrd	January 3, 1981	January 3, 1989		Democratic	West Virginia
	George Mitchell	January 3, 1989	January 20, 1993		Democratic	Maine
Minority Whip in the Senate	Alan Cranston	January 3, 1981	January 3, 1991		Democratic	California
	Wendell Ford	January 3, 1991	January 20, 1993		Democratic	Kentucky
Speaker of the House	Tip O'Neill	January 3, 1981	January 3, 1987		Democratic	Massachusetts-8th
	Jim Wright	January 3, 1987	June 6, 1989		Democratic	Texas-12th
	Tom Foley	June 6, 1989	January 20, 1993		Democratic	Washington-5th
Dean of the House	Jamie Whitten	January 3, 1981	January 20, 1993		Democratic	Mississippi-1st
Majority Leader in the House	Jim Wright	January 3, 1981	January 3, 1987		Democratic	Texas-12th
	Tom Foley	January 3, 1987	June 6, 1989		Democratic	Washington-5th
	Dick Gephardt	June 6, 1989	January 20, 1993		Democratic	Missouri-3rd
Majority Whip in the House	Tom Foley	January 3, 1981	January 3, 1987		Democratic	Washington-5th
	Tony Coelho	January 3, 1987	June 6, 1989		Democratic	California-15th
	William Gray	June 6, 1989	September 11, 1991		Democratic	Pennsylvania-2nd
	David Bonior	September 11, 1991	January 20, 1993		Democratic	Michigan-12th
Minority Leader in the House	Robert Michel	January 3, 1981	January 20, 1993		Republican	Illinois-18th
Minority Whip in the House	Trent Lott	January 3, 1981	January 3, 1989		Republican	Mississippi-5th
	Dick Cheney	January 3, 1989	March 20, 1989		Republican	Wyoming
	Newt Gingrich	March 20, 1989	January 20, 1993		Republican	Georgia-6th

Cabinet

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party		Ref
President	George Bush	January 20, 1985	January 20, 1993		Republican	Texas
Vice President	Dan Quayle	January 20, 1985	January 20, 1993		Republican	Indiana
Secretary of State	George Shultz	January 20, 1985	January 26, 1989		Republican	Massachussets
	James Baker	January 26, 1989	January 20, 1993		Republican	Texas
Secretary of the Treasury	James Baker	February 4, 1985	September 15, 1988		Republican	Texas
	Nicholas Brady	September 15, 1988	January 20, 1993		Republican	New Jersey
Secretary of Defense	Frank Carlucci	February 23, 1985	January 20, 1989		Republican	Virginia
	Dick Cheney	March 21, 1989	January 20, 1993		Republican	Wyoming
Attorney General	Edwin Meese	February 24, 1985	August 12, 1988		Republican	California
	Dick Thornburgh	August 12, 1988	August 15, 1991		Republican	Pennsylvania
	William Barr	August 15, 1991	January 20, 1993		Republican	New York
Secretary of the Interior	Donald Hodel	February 8, 1985	January 20, 1989		Republican	Oregon
	Manuel Lujan	February 3, 1989	January 20, 1993		Republican	New Mexico
Secretary of Agriculture	Richard Lyng	February 2, 1985	January 20, 1989		Republican	Nevada
	Clayton Yeutter	February 16, 1989	March 3, 1991		Republican	Nebraska
	Ed Madigan	March 3, 1991	January 20, 1993		Republican	Illinois
Secretary of Commerce	William Verity	February 19, 1985	January 31, 1989		Republican	Ohio
	Robert Mosbacher	January 31, 1989	February 28, 1992		Republican	Vermont
	Barbara Franklin	February 28, 1992	January 20, 1993		Republican	North Carolina
Secretary of Labor	Bill Brock	January 29, 1985	October 30, 1987		Republican	Tennesse
	Ann McLaughlin	October 30, 1987	MDecember 7, 1990		Republican	Utah
	Lynn Martin	December 7, 1990	January 20, 1993		Republican	Illinois
Secretary of Health and Human Services	Otis Bowen	February 13, 1985	January 20, 1989		Republican	Indiana
	Louis Sullivan	March 1, 1989	January 20, 1993		Independent	Georgia
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	Samuel Pierce	January 20, 1985	May 18, 1991		Republican	Maryland
	Jack Kemp	May 18, 1991	January 20, 1993		Republican	New York
Secretary of Transportation	Jim Burnley	February 3, 1985	January 20, 1989		Republican	Florida
	Samuel Skinner	February 6, 1989	December 13, 1991		Republican	California
	Andrew Card	December 13, 1991	January 20, 1993		Republican	Massachussets
Secretary of Energy	John Herrington	February 7, 1985	January 20, 1989		Republican	Washington
	James Watkins	February 1, 1989	January 20, 1993		Republican	West Virginia
Secretary of Education	William Bennett	February 6, 1985	September 15, 1988		Independent	Alabama
	Lauro Cavazos	September 15, 1988	December 13, 1991		Democratic	New Mexico
	Lamar Alexander	December 13, 1991	January 20, 1993		Republican	Arkansas
Secretary of Veterans Affairs	Thomas Turnage	March 21, 1985	January 21, 1989		Independent	Arizona
	Ed Derwinski	January 21, 1989	January 20, 1993		Republican	Michigan
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency	Lee Thomas	February 8, 1985	January 20, 1989		Republican	South Carolina
	William Reilly	February 8, 1989	January 20, 1993		Republican	Minnesota
Director of the Office of Management and Budget	James Miller	February 8, 1985	July 16, 1988		Republican	Georgia
	Joe Wright	July 16, 1988	January 22, 1989		Republican	Oklahoma
	Richard Darman	January 22, 1989	January 20, 1993		Republican	Kentucky
Director of Central Intelligence	William Webster	January 29, 1985	November 6, 1991		Republican	Missouri
	Robert Gates	November 6, 1991	January 20, 1993		Republican	Kansas
United States Trade Representative	Clayton Yeutter	March 1, 1985	January 20, 1989		Republican	Nebraska
	Carla Anderson Hills	February 6, 1989	January 20, 1993		Republican	Colarado
Ambassador to the United Nations	Vernon Walters	February 20, 1985	March 2, 1989		Independent	Louisiana
	Thomas Pickering	March 2, 1989	January 20, 1993		Independent	New Jersey
Administrator of the Small Business Administration	James Abdnor	February 12, 1985	January 20, 1989		Republican	South Dakota
	Susan Engeleiter	February 18, 1989	May 27, 1991		Republican	Wisconsin
	Pat Saiki	May 27, 1991	January 20, 1993		Republican	Hawaii
Chief of Staff	Howard Baker	January 20, 1985	January 20, 1993		Republican	Tennesse
Counselor to the President	Elizabeth Dole	January 21, 1985	January 30, 1989		Republican	North Carolina
	John Sununu	February 1, 1989	January 20, 1993		Republican	New Hampshire

Elections

House Election

1956 United States House of Representatives elections: Texas 8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George Bush	114,127	50.01%	12.01%
	Democratic	Albert Thomas	114,082	49.99%	−10.42%
Majority			45	0.02%	−22.39%
Total votes			228,209

1958 United States House of Representatives elections: Texas 8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George Bush	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
Majority			N/A	N/A	N/A
Total votes			254,549

Senate Election

1960 United States Senate election in Texas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George Bush	448,217	50.58%	35.65%
	Democratic	William A. Blakley	437,874	49.42%	−35.17%
Majority			10,343	1.16%	−68.5%
Total votes			886,091

1966 United States Senate election in Texas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George Bush	841,501	56.39%	5.81%
	Democratic	Waggoner Carr	643,855	43.15%	−6.27%
	Constitution	James Holland	6,823	0.46%	N/A
Majority			197,646	13.24%	12.08%
Total votes			1,492,179

1977 United States Senate Special Election in Texas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George Bush	1,388,958	54.32%	12.08%
	Democratic	Phil Gramm	1,168,034	45.68%	−11.1%
Majority			220,924	8.64%	−5.9%
Total votes			2,556,992

Presidential Election

1980 United States presidential election

Candidate		Running mate	Party	Popular vote		Electoral vote		States+DC
				Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
	Ronald Reagan	George Bush	Republican	49,249,864	50.75	489	90.89	44	86.27
	Jimmy Carter	Walter Mondale	Democratic	39,797,772	41.01	49	9.11	7	13.73
	John Anderson	Patrick Lucey	Independent	6,414,613	6.61	0	0.00	0	0.00
	Ed Clark	David Koch	Libertarian	1,028,667	1.06	0	0.00	0	0.00
Others				553,151	0.57
Total				97,044,067	100.00	538	100.00	51	100.00

1984 United States presidential election

Candidate		Running mate	Party	Popular vote		Electoral vote		States+DC
				Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
	George Bush	Dan Quayle	Republican	56,205,953	53.41	486	90.33	45	88.24
	Walter Mondale	Geraldine Ferraro	Democratic	48,323,860	45.92	52	9.67	6	11.76
Others				698,373	0.66
Total				105,228,186	100.00	538	100.00	51	100.00

1988 United States presidential election

Candidate		Running mate	Party	Popular vote		Electoral vote		States+DC
				Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
	George Bush	Dan Quayle	Republican	69,060,493	60.84	531	98.70	49	96.08
	George Ariyoshi	Lloyd Bentsen	Democratic	43,338,752	38.18	7	1.30	2	3.92
Others				1,112,414	0.98
Total				113,511,659	100.00	538	100.00	51	100.00

1992 United States presidential election

Candidate		Running mate	Party	Popular vote		Electoral vote		States+DC
				Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
	Bill Clinton	Al Gore	Democratic	46,398,578	42.71	294	54.65	25	49.02
	Dan Quayle	John Sununu	Republican	41,021,079	37.76	244	45.35	26	50.98
	Ross Perot	James Stockdale	Independent	20,543,131	18.91	0	0.00	0	0.00
Others				673,545	0.62
Total				108,636,333	100.00	538	100.00	51	100.00