Back كينيث إم. كورتيس Arabic كينيث ام. كورتيس ARZ کنت ام. کورتیس AZB Kenneth M. Curtis German Кёртис, Кеннет Мервин Russian Kenneth M. Curtis SIMPLE Kenneth M. Curtis Swedish
Kenneth M. Curtis | |
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| United States Ambassador to Canada | |
| In office October 5, 1979 – January 20, 1981 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Thomas O. Enders |
| Succeeded by | Paul H. Robinson Jr. |
| Chair of the Democratic National Committee | |
| In office January 21, 1977 – January 27, 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Robert S. Strauss |
| Succeeded by | John C. White |
| 68th Governor of Maine | |
| In office January 5, 1967 – January 2, 1975 | |
| Preceded by | John H. Reed |
| Succeeded by | James B. Longley |
| Secretary of State of Maine | |
| In office 1965–1966 | |
| Governor | John H. Reed |
| Preceded by | Paul A. MacDonald |
| Succeeded by | Joseph T. Edgar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kenneth Merwin Curtis February 8, 1931 Leeds, Maine, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Pauline "Polly" Curtis |
| Children | Susan L. Curtis Angela Curtis Hall |
| Education | Cony High School Maine Maritime Academy (BS) University of Maine School of Law (LLB) Bates College (LLD) |
Kenneth Merwin Curtis (born February 8, 1931) is an American attorney, Democratic politician, and diplomat. He was the Maine Secretary of State from 1965 to 1966, the Governor of Maine from 1967 to 1975, and the United States Ambassador to Canada from 1979 to 1981. Curtis is a member of the Democratic Party and is currently Of Counsel at the Curtis Thaxter law firm in Portland, Maine, which he founded in 1975.