Jon Corzine

Jon Corzine
54th Governor of New Jersey
In office
January 17, 2006 – January 19, 2010
Preceded byRichard Codey
Succeeded byChris Christie
Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
In office
January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005
LeaderTom Daschle
Preceded byPatty Murray
Succeeded byChuck Schumer
United States Senator
from New Jersey
In office
January 3, 2001 – January 17, 2006
Preceded byFrank Lautenberg
Succeeded byBob Menendez
Personal details
Born
Jon Stevens Corzine

(1947-01-01) January 1, 1947 (age 77)
Taylorville, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
Joanne Dougherty
(m. 1969; div. 2003)
Sharon Elghanayan
(m. 2010)
Children3
RelativesRoy A. Corzine (grandfather)
EducationUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BA)
University of Chicago (MBA)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Marine Corps
Years of service1969–1975
RankSergeant
UnitReserves

Jonathan Stevens "Jon" Corzine (/ˈkɔːrzn/ KOR-zyne; born January 1, 1947) is an American financial executive and retired politician who served as a United States Senator from New Jersey from 2001 to 2006, and the 54th governor of New Jersey from 2006 to 2010. Corzine ran for a second term as governor but lost to Republican Chris Christie. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously worked at Goldman Sachs; after leaving politics, he was CEO of MF Global from 2010 until its collapse in 2011.[1]

  1. ^ Foley, Stephen (November 18, 2011). "What price the new democracy? Goldman Sachs conquers Europe". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on June 14, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2011.

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