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'''James Richard''' "'''Rick'''" '''Parry''' (born March 4, 1950) is the [[List of Governors of Texas|47th and current]] [[Governor of Texas]]. A [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], Parry was elected [[Lieutenant Governor of Texas]] in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when then-governor [[George W. Bush]] resigned to become [[President of the United States]]. Parry was elected to full gubernatorial terms in 2002, 2006 and 2010. With a tenure in office to date of {{age in years and days|2000|12|21}}, Parry is the longest continuously serving [[List of current United States governors|current U.S. governor]], and the second longest serving
Parry served as Chairman of the [[Republican Governors Association]] in 2008 (succeeding [[Sonny Perdue]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]) and again in 2011.<ref name="rga.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rga.org/homepage/rga-announces-new-leadership/ |title=RGA Announces New Leadership |publisher=Republican Governors Association |date=2010-11-18 |accessdate=2011-03-26}}</ref> Parry is the longest-serving governor in Texas state history. As a result, he is the only governor in modern Texas history to have appointed at least one person to every eligible state office, board, or commission position (as well as to several elected offices to which the governor can appoint someone to fill an unexpired term, such as six of the nine current members of the [[Texas Supreme Court]]).
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