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Michael Dukakis
Sign in to saveAlso known as Michael Stanley Dukakis, Michael S. Dukakis, Mike Dukakis, Governor Dukakis, Governor Michael Dukakis, Dukakis
American politician
Film & TV
Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael Stanley Dukakis (born November 3, 1933) served as the 65th and 67th Governor of Massachusetts from 1975–1979 and from 1983–1991, and was the Democratic presidential nominee in 1988. He was born to Greek immigrants of partly Vlach origin in Brookline, Massachusetts, also the birthplace of John F. Kennedy, and was the longest serving governor in…
Known for
- Axios — Self2018
- Freedom Besieged2017
- 13th — Self (archive footage)2016
- Race for the White House — Self2016
- The Contenders: 16 for '16 — Self2016
- Follow the Leader — Self2012
- Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story — Self2008
- The Junior Defenders — Interviewee2007
- ...So Goes the Nation — Self (archive footage)2006
- Tanner on Tanner — Self2004
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Key facts
- Lieutenant
- John Kerry , Evelyn Murphy
- Preceded by
- Edward J. King
- Succeeded by
- Bill Weld
- Constituency
- 10th Norfolk district (1963–1965), 13th Norfolk district (1965–1971)
- Born
- Michael Stanley Dukakis , ( 1933-11-03 ) November 3, 1933 (age 92) , Brookline, Massachusetts , U.S.
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouse
- Kitty Dickson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1963 ; died 2025 )
- Children
- 4, including John (adopted)
- Relatives
- Olympia Dukakis (cousin)
- Education
- Swarthmore College ( BA ), Harvard University ( JD )
- Awards
- Order of Honor (Grand Commander)
- Branch service
- United States Army
- Years of service
- 1955–1957
- Rank
- Specialist
- Unit
- 8020th Administrative Unit
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Michael
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brookline
- Spouse
- Kitty Dukakis
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Employer
- Northeastern University
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Eastern Orthodoxy
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Military rank
- Specialist
- Image
- Michael Dukakis 1988 DNC (3).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- Boston
- Residence
- Brookline
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- Commons category
- Michael Dukakis
- date of birth
- 1933-11-03
- relative
- John Dukakis
- name in native language
- Michael Dukakis
- P10632
- Michael Dukakis
- National Governors Association biography URL
- www.nga.org/governor/michael-stanley-dukakis
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Encyclopedic overview
Michael Stanley Dukakis (/dʊˈkɑːkɪs/ duu-KAH-kiss; born November 3, 1933) is an American politician and lawyer who was governor of Massachusetts from 1975 to 1979 and from 1983 to 1991. He is the longest-serving governor in Massachusetts history and the second Greek-American governor in U.S. history, after Spiro Agnew. He was nominated by the Democratic Party for president in the 1988 election, losing to the Republican nominee, Vice President George H. W. Bush.
Born in Brookline, Massachusetts, to Greek immigrants, Dukakis attended Swarthmore College before enlisting in the United States Army. After graduating from Harvard Law School, he won election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives, serving from 1963 to 1971. He won the 1974 Massachusetts gubernatorial election but lost his 1978 bid for re-nomination to Edward J. King. He defeated King in the 1982 gubernatorial primary and was again governor from 1983 to 1991, presiding over a period of economic growth known as the "Massachusetts Miracle".
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