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Tom Corbett

Tom Corbett
Personal data
Date of birthJune 17, 1949(age 66)
Place of birthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Political partyRepublican Party
SpouseSusan Manbeck
ResidenceGovernor's Residence (Harrisburg) (official)
Shaler Township (private)
Alma materLebanon Valley College
St. Mary's University, Texas
ProfessionLawyer
Military service
Service/branchUnited States Army
Pennsylvania Army National Guard
Years of service1971 � 1984
RankCaptain
Unit28th Infantry Division
46th Governor of Pennsylvania
Assumed officeJanuary 18, 2011
LieutenantJim Cawley
Preceded byEd Rendell
46th Attorney General of Pennsylvania
In officeJanuary 18, 2005 - January 18, 2011
Succeeded byWilliam Ryan (Acting)
Preceded byJerry Pappert
In officeOctober 3, 1995 - January 22, 1997
Succeeded byMike Fisher
Preceded byErnie Preate

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Thomas W. Corbett (born June 17, 1949) is the 46th and current Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. He is a former Attorney General of Pennsylvania and was elected to that office in 2004 and reelected in 2008. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Corbett also served as the Pennsylvania Attorney General from 1995 until 1997 when he was appointed by Governor Tom Ridge to fill the unexpired term of Ernie Preate, following Preate's indictment.


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