What is Ron Kirk?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Ron Kirk |image = Ron Kirk official portrait.jpg |office = 16th [[Office of the United States Trade Representative|United States Trade Representative]] |president = [[Barack Obama]] |deputy = [[Demetrios Marantis]] |term_start = March 18, 2009 |term_end = March 15, 2013 |predecessor = [[Susan Schwab]] |successor = [[Michael Froman]] |office1 = 57th [[Mayor of Dallas]] |term_start1 = June 5, 1995 |term_end1 = February 20, 2002 |predecessor1 = [[Steve Bartlett]] |successor1 = [[Laura Miller]] |office2 = 97th [[Secretary of State of Texas]] |governor2 = [[Ann Richards]] |term_start2 = April 4, 1994 |term_end2 = January 17, 1995 |predecessor2 = John Hannah |successor2 = [[Tony Garza]] |birth_name = Ronald Kirk |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|6|27}} |birth_place = [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], [[Texas]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse = Matrice Ellis |children = 2 daughters |education = [[Austin College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas, Austin]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) }} '''Ronald Kirk''' (born June 27, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician. He is a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] who served as the [[United States Trade Representative]] from 2009 to 2013 and the 57th [[Mayor of Dallas]] from 1995 to 2002.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/in-the-loop/post/us-trade-rep-ron-kirk-is-leaving-administration/2013/01/22/01ecac72-64d7-11e2-9e1b-07db1d2ccd5b_blog.html | title =U.S. Trade Rep Ron Kirk is leaving administration | work =washingtonpost.com | access-date =January 22, 2013 | first=Al | last=Kamen | date=January 22, 2013}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kirk, Ron}} [[Category:1954 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:United States Trade Representatives]] [[Category:Mayors of Dallas