What is George Ryan?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = George Ryan, Sr. | image = 2007 Governor George Ryan crop4.JPG | order = 39th | office = Governor of Illinois | term_start = January 11, 1999 | term_end = January 13, 2003 | lieutenant = [[Corinne Wood]] | predecessor = [[Jim Edgar]] | successor = [[Rod Blagojevich]] | office2 = 36th [[Illinois Secretary of State]] | term_start2 = January 14, 1991 | term_end2 = January 11, 1999 | governor2= Jim Edgar | preceded2 = [[Jim Edgar]] | succeeded2 = [[Jesse White (politician)|Jesse White]] | office3 = 42nd [[Lieutenant Governor of Illinois]] | governor3 = [[James R. Thompson]] | term_start3 = January 10, 1983 | term_end3 = January 14, 1991 | preceded3 = [[Dave O'Neal]] | succeeded3 = [[Bob Kustra]] | office4 = 65th [[Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives]] | governor4 = [[James R. Thompson]] | term_start4 = January 14, 1981 | term_end4 = January 10, 1983 | preceded4 = [[William A. Redmond]] | succeeded4 = Arthur A. Telcser | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1934|2|24}} | birth_place = [[Maquoketa, Iowa|Maquoketa]], [[Iowa]] | death_date = | death_place = | blank1 = Parents | data1 = Thomas J. and Jeanette (Bowman) Ryan | nationality = {{USA}} | spouse = [[Lura Lynn Lowe]] (June 10, 1956 – June 28, 2011) (her death) | children = Nancy <br /> Lynda <br /> triplets Julie, Joanne, Jeanette <br /> George Ryan, Jr | alma_mater = [[Ferris State College]], [[Bachelor of Pharmacy]] 1961 | residence = Kankakee, Illinois | profession = [[Pharmacist]] and [[Businessperson|businessman]] | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | footnotes =<ref>{{cite book |chapter=George Ryan | title = Biography in Context |location=Detroit |publisher=[[Gale (publisher)|Gale]] | year = 1999 |accessdate=June 27, 2011 |format=fee, [[Fairfax County Public Library]] |url=http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Reference&disableHighlighting=false&prodId=BIC2&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CK1650000189&mode=view&userGro