George R. Ariyoshi
| George Ariyoshi | |
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| 3rd Governor of Hawaii | |
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In office October 17, 1973 – December 1, 1986 Acting: October 17, 1973 – December 2, 1974 |
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| Lieutenant |
Nelson Doi Jean King John Waihee |
| Preceded by | John A. Burns |
| Succeeded by | John Waihee |
| 4th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii | |
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In office December 2, 1970 – December 2, 1974 |
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| Governor | John A. Burns |
| Preceded by | Thomas Gill |
| Succeeded by | Nelson Doi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
George Ryoichi Ariyoshi March 12, 1926 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jean Hayashi |
| Children | 3 |
| Education |
University of Hawaii, Manoa Michigan State University (BA) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Unit | Military intelligence |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
George Ariyoshi (born as Ryoichi Ariyoshi (有吉 良一 Ariyoshi Ryoichi, born March 12, 1926)) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the third Governor of Hawaii from 1974 to 1986. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He assumed the governorship when John A. Burns was declared incapacitated in October of 1973. When he was elected, Ariyoshi became the first American of Asian descent to be elected governor of a state of the United States. He also holds the record as the longest-serving state governor in Hawaiʻi, a record likely to remain unbroken because of term limits enacted after his tenure. Ariyoshi is now considered an elder statesman of the Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, to Japanese immigrant parents, Ariyoshi graduated in 1944 from McKinley High School. As World War II drew to a close, he served as an interpreter with the U.S. Army Military Intelligence Service in Japan. Upon returning stateside, he first attended the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, then transferred to Michigan State University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1949. He then went on to receive his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1952.
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