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Bob McDonnell

ボブ・マクドネル　/　ぼぶ・まくどねる

American lawyer

June 15, 1954 (age 71)　・　Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Pennsylvania
lawyer
politician
governor

My Take

Bob McDonnell is a study in how high you can climb and how far the fall can be. From Philadelphia to Notre Dame, a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve, then Virginia's attorney general and its 71st governor, he had the classic Republican rising-star resume. What interests me is the human cost behind that arc, the way power tests people who reach its summit. He also taught, and there is something poignant about an educator wrestling with self-discipline at scale. I do not read him as a simple villain or hero, but as a reminder of how complicated public lives really are.

Overview

Robert Francis McDonnell (born June 15, 1954) is an American politician, professor, and former military officer who served as the 71st governor of Virginia from 2010 to 2014. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 44th attorney general of Virginia and as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. Born in Philadelphia, McDonnell was a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserve.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Bob McDonnell
Name (Japanese): ボブ・マクドネル
Reading: ぼぶ・まくどねる
Born: June 15, 1954 (age 71)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Horse
Origin: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: lawyer / politician / governor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Bishop Ireton High School
University: University of Notre Dame

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

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