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Brian Schweitzer
23rd Governor of Montana
Brian David Schweitzer (born September 4, 1955) is an American farmer and politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Montana from 2005 to 2013.
Schweitzer served for a time as chair of the Western Governors Association[1] as well as the Democratic Governors Association.[2] He also served as President of the Council of State Governments.[3]
Early life, education and early career
Schweitzer was born in Havre, Montana, the fourth of six children of Kathleen Helen (née McKernan) and Adam Schweitzer.[4][5] His paternal grandparents were ethnic Germans from Kuchurhan in the Odesa Oblast (then in Russian Empire, now in Ukraine); his maternal grandparents were Irish.[6][7] He is a first cousin, once removed, of entertainer Lawrence Welk (Schweitzer's paternal grandmother was Welk's aunt).[8]
Following his high school years at Holy Cross Abbey, Canon City, C