The power of the executive branch is vested in the President, who also serves
as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces.
George W Bush
George W. Bush is the 43rd President of the United States. He was sworn into
office on January 20, 2001, re-elected on November 2, 2004, and sworn in for a
second term on January 20, 2005. Prior to his Presidency, President Bush served
for 6 years as the 46th Governor of the State of Texas.
President Bush was born on July 6, 1946, in New Haven, Connecticut, and grew
up in Midland and Houston, Texas. He received a bachelor’s degree in history
from Yale University in 1968, and then served as an F-102 fighter pilot in the
Texas Air National Guard. President Bush received a Master of Business
Administration from Harvard Business School in 1975. Following graduation, he
moved back to Midland and began a career in the energy business. After working
on his father’s successful 1988 Presidential campaign, President Bush assembled
the group of partners who purchased the Texas Rangers baseball franchise in
1989. On November 8, 1994, President Bush was elected Governor of Texas. He
became the first Governor in Texas history to be elected to consecutive 4-year
terms when he was re-elected on November 3, 1998.
