What is Richard Ravitch?
{{Infobox Officeholder |name = Richard Ravitch |image = Ravitch crop.jpeg |imagesize = 230px |caption = |order = |office = [[Lieutenant Governor of New York]] |term_start = July 8, 2009 |term_end = December 31, 2010 |governor = [[David Paterson]] |predecessor = [[Pedro Espada Jr.|Pedro Espada]] <small>(acting)</small> |successor = [[Robert Duffy (politician)|Robert J. Duffy]] |office2 = Chairman of the [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] |term_start2 = 1979 |term_end2 = 1983 |predecessor2 = Harold L. Fisher |successor2 = [[Bob Kiley]] |appointed2 = [[Hugh Carey]] |birth_date = {{Birth date|1933|7|7}} |birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]] [[United States|U.S.]] |death_date = {{death date and age|2023|6|25|1933|7|7}} |death_place = New York City, New York, U.S. |alma_mater = [[Columbia University]] <br> [[Yale Law School]] |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |profession = Lawyer, Real Estate Developer, Government Official |spouse = [[Diane Ravitch]] (1960-1986; divorced; 2 children)<br>Betsy F. Perry (1994-?; divorced)<br>Kathleen M. Doyle (m. 2005) }} '''Richard Ravitch''' (July 7, 1933 &ndash; June 25, 2023) was an American politician and businessman. He was [[Lieutenant Governor of New York]] from 2009 to 2010. He was appointed to the position in July 2009 by New York Governor [[David Paterson]].<ref name=CoA>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/nyregion/23governor.html|title=New York Court Backs Governor on Deputy Pick|date=September 22, 2009|work=The New York Times|last=Peters|first=Jeremy W.}}</ref> Ravitch died on June 25, 2023 at a hospital in [[New York City]] at the age of 89.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/26/nyregion/richard-ravitch-dead.html Richard Ravitch, Rescuer of the Subways and New York's Finances, Dies at 89] {{subscription}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ravitch, Richard}} [[Category:1933 births]] [[Category:2023 deaths