mario matthew cuomo (june 15, 1932 – january 1, 2015) was an american politician and member of the democratic party. he served as the secretary of state of new york from 1975 to 1978, as the lieutenant governor of new york from 1979 to 1982 and as the 52nd governor of new york for three terms, from 1983 to 1994. his son andrew cuomo was the governor of new york from 2011 to 2021.