Don Siegelman

Don Siegelman
51st Governor of Alabama
In office January 18, 1999 – January 20, 2003
Lieutenant	Steve Windom
Preceded by	Fob James
Succeeded by	Bob Riley
26th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
In office January 16, 1995 – January 18, 1999
Governor	Fob James
Preceded by	Jim Folsom
Succeeded by	Steve Windom
43rd Attorney General of Alabama
In office January 19, 1987 – January 21, 1991
Governor	Guy Hunt
Preceded by	Charles Graddick
Succeeded by	Jimmy Evans
44th Secretary of State of Alabama
In office January 15, 1979 – January 17, 1987
Governor	Fob James George Wallace
Preceded by	Agnes Baggett
Succeeded by	Glen Browder
Personal details
Born	Donald Eugene Siegelman (1946-02-24) February 24, 1946 (age 78) Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Lori Allen ​ (m. 1980)​
Education	University of Alabama (BA) Georgetown University (JD) University of Oxford
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Air Force
Years of service	1968–1969
Unit	Air National Guard

Donald Eugene Siegelman (/ˈsiːɡəlmən/; born February 24, 1946) is a former American politician, lawyer and convicted felon. He was the 51st Governor of Alabama from 1999 to 2003.

Siegelman is the only person in Alabama's history to be elected to serve in all four of the top statewide elected offices: Secretary of State, Attorney General, Lieutenant Governor and Governor. He served in Alabama politics for 26 years.^[1]

In 2006 Siegelman was convicted on federal felony corruption charges and sentenced to seven years in federal prison.^[2]

References

1. Faulk, Kent (February 8, 2017). "Timeline of Don Siegelman Case". AL.com. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
2. "Ex-governor of Alabama Gets 7 Years in Corruption Case", Los Angeles Times, June 29, 2007, p. A15 Archived October 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine