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Mar 24, 1952 Springfield, Massachusetts, United States 72 years old
American politician
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About Craig Campbell Politician
- Craig Eaton Campbell (born March 24, 1952) is an American politician and businessman and is the current president and chief executive officer of the Alaska Aerospace Corporation (AAC).
- He joined the corporation as chief operating officer in February 2011, and was appointed president and CEO by the Board of Directors in October 2012.
- [1] Prior to his position at AAC, Campbell was the lieutenant governor of Alaska, holding the office from August 10, 2009 through December 6, 2010.
- Pending his confirmation by the State Legislature, he was "temporary substitute" lieutenant governor for several weeks.
- Campbell left office in December 2010, after having withdrawn from the Republican primary race for lieutenant governor, which was eventually won by Mead Treadwell. Before serving as lieutenant governor, Campbell was the commissioner of the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
- In that role, he was head of the state's National Guard, with the rank of lieutenant general.
- On July 3, 2009, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin announced that she would resign effective July 26.
- Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell would become governor, and Campbell would replace Parnell as lieutenant governor.
- In 2010, Campbell opted to not seek election as lieutenant governor, preferring to return to the business sector and joining AAC in February 2011. Campbell was appointed the state chair for the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Alaska State Committee in October 2012.
- [2] He is married to wife Anne Marie and has two children: Amanda and Melanie (deceased), and four grandchildren: Faith, Ellie, Kimberly and Emma.
