What is Brian Schweitzer?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Brian Schweitzer |image = Brian Schweitzer official photo.jpg |order = 23rd [[List of Governors of Montana|Governor of Montana]] |lieutenant = [[John Bohlinger]] |term_start = January 3, 2005 |term_end = January 7, 2013 |predecessor = [[Judy Martz]] |successor = [[Steve Bullock]] |birthname = Brian David Schweitzer |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|9|4}} |birth_place = [[Havre, Montana|Havre]], [[Montana]], [[United States|U.S.]] |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse = Nancy Hupp |alma_mater = [[Colorado State University]]<br>[[Montana State University|Montana State University, Bozeman]] |website = }} '''Brian David Schweitzer''' (born September 4, 1955) is an [[Americans|American]] politician. He served as the 23rd [[Governor of Montana]] from January 5, 2005 to January 7, 2013. Schweitzer formerly served as chair of the [[Western Governors Association]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.westgov.org/?option=com_content&view=article&id=61&catid=78|title=Home - WGA|website=www.westgov.org}}</ref> as well as the [[Democratic Governors Association]].<ref>http://www.democraticgovernors.org/news/press_releases?id=0295DGA{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} begins 2010 election with a bang</ref> He also served as president of the [[Council of State Governments]].<ref name=CSG>{{cite web|title=Council of State Governments|url=http://www.csg.org/about/leadership.aspx|access-date=2014-09-16|archive-date=2015-02-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219073548/http://www.csg.org/about/leadership.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{us-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Schweitzer, Brian}} [[Category:1955 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Governors of Montana]] [[Category:People from Havre, Montana]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]]