What is Roy Romer?
{{Infobox Governor |name=Roy R. Romer |image=Roy Romer at ASU GSV Summit 2019-5022.jpg |image_size=255px |caption=Romer in 2019 |imagesize= |nationality=[[United States|American]] |order=39th |office=Governor of Colorado |party=[[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]] |term_start=January 13, 1987 |term_end=January 12, 1999 |lieutenant=[[Mike Callihan]] (1987–1994) [[Samuel H. Cassidy]] (1994–1995) <br>[[Gail Schoettler]] (1995–1999) |preceded=[[Richard Lamm]] |succeeded=[[Bill Owens (Colorado politician)|William F. Owens]] |office2=[[Colorado State Treasurer]] |term_start2=1977 |term_end2=1987 |preceded2=[[Sam Brown (activist)|Sam Brown]] |succeeded2=[[Gail Schoettler]] |office3=[[Superintendent (education)|Superintendent]] [[Los Angeles Unified School District|of the Los Angeles Unified School District]] |term_start3=2001 |term_end3=2006 |preceded3=[[Ramon C. Cortines]] |succeeded3=[[David L. Brewer III|David Brewer]] |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1928|10|31}} |birth_place=[[Garden City, Kansas]] |death_date= |death_place= |spouse=[[Beatrice Romer]] |children=7 children |alma_mater=(B.A.) [[Colorado State University]] (J.D.) [[University of Colorado Law School]] |residence=[[Holly, Colorado]] |branch=[[United States Air Force]] |battles=[[Korean War]] }} '''Roy R. Romer''' (born October 31, 1928) is an [[Americans|American]] politician. He was the [[List of Governors of Colorado|39th]] [[Governor of Colorado]]. He also served as the [[Superintendent (education)|superintendent]] of the [[Los Angeles Unified School District]] from 2001 to 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/07/us/colorado-ex-governor-takes-schools-post.html|title=Colorado Ex-Governor Takes Schools Post|first=The Associated|last=Press|date=7 June 2000|publisher=|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> His son is [[Nobel Prize in Economics|Nobel Prize]] winner [[Paul Romer]]. He was born in [[Garden City, Kansas]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Romer, Roy}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Categor