What is Sean Parnell?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Sean Parnell | image = Former Governor of Alaska Sean Parnell.jpg | order = 10th [[List of governors of Alaska|Governor of Alaska]] | lieutenant = [[Craig Campbell (politician)|Craig Campbell]]<br>[[Mead Treadwell]] | term_start = July 26, 2009 | term_end = December 1, 2014 | predecessor = [[Sarah Palin]] | successor = [[Bill Walker (American politician)|Bill Walker]] | office1 = 9th [[Lieutenant Governor of Alaska]] | governor1 = Sarah Palin | term_start1 = December 4, 2006 | term_end1 = July 26, 2009 | predecessor1 = [[Loren Leman]] | successor1 = Craig Campbell | state_senate2 = Alaska | district2 = 1st | term_start2 = January 13, 1997 | term_end2 = January 13, 2001 | predecessor2 = Steve Rieger | successor2 = [[John Cowdery]] | state_house3 = Alaska | district3 = 17th | term_start3 = January 11, 1993 | term_end3 = January 12, 1997 | predecessor3 = ''Constituency established'' | successor3 = [[John Cowdery]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|11|19}} | birth_place = [[Hanford, California]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | spouse = Sandra Scebold (1987–present) | children = 2 | education = {{nowrap|[[Pacific Lutheran University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}}<br>[[University of Puget Sound]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) | signature = Sean Parnell signature.svg }} '''Sean R. Parnell''' (born November 19, 1962) is an American politician. He served as the 12th [[Governor of Alaska]] from 2009 to 2014. Parnell assumed the office of governor on July 26, 2009 after Governor [[Sarah Palin]] [[wikt:resign|resigned]].<ref name=CNN7309>[http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/03/palin/index.html Palin stepping down this month]. [[CNN]], 2009-07-03.</ref> He was sworn in at the Governor's Picnic in [[Fairbanks, Alaska]].<ref>[http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/palin-to-resign-as-governor-of-alaska/?hp Palin to Resign as Governor of Alaska - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com <!--Bot-generated title-->] Accessed July 3, 2009.<