What is James Blanchard?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Jim Blanchard |image = James Blanchard 1981 congressional photo.jpg |office = [[United States Ambassador to Canada]] |president = [[Bill Clinton]] |term_start = August 19, 1993 |term_end = March 29, 1996 |predecessor = [[Peter Teeley]] |successor = [[Gordon Giffin]] |order1 = 45th [[Governor of Michigan]] |lieutenant1 = [[Martha Griffiths]] |term_start1 = January 1, 1983 |term_end1 = January 1, 1991 |predecessor1 = [[William Milliken]] |successor1 = [[John Engler]] |state2 = [[Michigan]] |district2 = {{ushr|MI|18|18th}} |term_start2 = January 3, 1975 |term_end2 = January 1, 1983 |predecessor2 = [[Robert J. Huber]] |successor2 = [[William Broomfield]] |birth_name = James Johnston Blanchard |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|8|8}} |birth_place = [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse = Paula Blanchard (Divorced 1987)<br />Janet Blanchard |education = [[Michigan State University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]])<br />[[University of Minnesota|University of Minnesota, Twin Cities]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) }} '''James Johnston Blanchard''' (born August 8, 1942) is an [[Americans|American]] politician. He is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]. He was a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1975 through 1983, as the [[List of Governors of Michigan|45th]] [[Governor of Michigan]] from 1983 through 1991, and as [[United States Ambassador to Canada]] from 1993 through 1995. ==Other websites== * [http://governorblanchard.com The Governor James J. Blanchard Living Library Of Michigan Political History] *{{C-SPAN|James Blanchard}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Blanchard, James}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Governors of Michigan]] [[Category:United States representatives from Michigan]] [[Category:Ambassadors of the United State