About Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛgɐ; born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian-born American bodybuilder, Golden Globe-winning actor, businessman and politician currently serving as the 38th Governor of the U.S. state of California. As a young man, Schwarzenegger gained widespread attention as a highly successful bodybuilder. He later gained worldwide fame as a Hollywood action film icon.
Read MoreSchwarzenegger was nicknamed "The Austrian Oak" and "The Styrian Oak" in his bodybuilding days, "Arnold Strong" and "Arnie" during his acting career, and more recently "The Governator" (a portmanteau of Governor and Terminator, referring to his internationally-popular film role).
Schwarzenegger is married to Maria Shriver. He is a Republican who was first elected on October 7, 2003, in a special recall election to replace then-Governor Gray Davis. Schwarzenegger was sworn in on November 17, 2003, to serve the remainder of Davis' term. Schwarzenegger was then reelected on November 7, 2006, in California's 2006 gubernatorial election, to serve a full term as governor, defeating Democrat Phil Angelides, who was California State Treasurer at the time. Schwarzenegger was sworn in for a second term on January 5, 2007. In May 2004 and 2007, he was named as one of the Time 100 people who help shape the world.
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...awatts of wind, solar, geothermal, biomass and other clean energy is waiting to be developed," Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said in a webcast of the completion ceremonies. By building the transmission system to move power f...
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Explore Article Data Center Knowledge (Mar 31 2010)
Remember that huge, fast-paced data center consolidation outlined by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for the state of California’s data centers? The executive in charge of that consolidation may be he...
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Users lament state of Ethernet
Explore Article NetworkWorld.com (Mar 2 2010)
...ency. That's what the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is facing right now after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger less than a month ago mandated that the IT departments in the State of California reduce energy usa...
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How Greentech Will Affect The 2010 California Governor Race
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Love him or hate him, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger represents large shoes to fill. But with the upcoming gubernatorial election in November, Schwarzen...
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Schwarzenegger Orders Renewables Goal
Explore Article Energy and Green Business (Sep 20 2009)
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed an executive order today requiring that the state get 33 percent of its electricity from ren...
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