Arnold Schwarzenegger

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          Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger born at Juyly 30, 1947,  is an Austrian and American former professional bodybuilder, actor, businessman, investor, and politician.  Schwarzenegger served as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 until 2011.

          Schwarzenegger began to weight train at the age of 15years old.  He was awarded the title of Mr. Universe at the age of 20 and went on to win the Mr. Olympia contest seven times.  Schwarzenegger has remained a prominent presence in the sport of bodybuilding and he has written several books and numerous articles on the sport, Schwarzenegger gained worldwide fame as a Hollywood action film icon.  He was nicknamed the "Austrian Oak" and the "Styrian Oak" in his bodybuilding days,  "Arnie" during his action career and more recently the "Governator :(a portmanteau of "Governor" and "Terminator").

           As a Republican , he 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's term.  Schwarzenegger was then re-elected 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 his second term on January 5, 2007.


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