Dick Celeste

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Dick Celeste
Cropped portion of 1982 Celeste in '82 campaign poster
United States Ambassador to India
In office November 28, 1997 – April 25, 2001
President	Bill Clinton George W. Bush
Preceded by	Frank G. Wisner
Succeeded by	Robert Blackwill
64th Governor of Ohio
In office January 10, 1983 – January 14, 1991
Lieutenant	Myrl Shoemaker (Vacant 1985–1987) Paul Leonard
Preceded by	Jim Rhodes
Succeeded by	George Voinovich
Director of the Peace Corps
In office April 27, 1979 – January 20, 1981
President	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Carolyn R. Payton
Succeeded by	Loret Ruppe
55th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
In office January 13, 1975 – January 8, 1979
Governor	Jim Rhodes
Preceded by	John Brown
Succeeded by	George Voinovich
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 5th district
In office January 3, 1971 – December 31, 1974
Preceded by	Mark C. Schinnerer
Succeeded by	Francine Panehal
12th President of Colorado College
In office 2002 – July 2011
Preceded by	Kathryn Mohrman
Succeeded by	Jill Tiefenthaler
Personal details
Born	Richard Frank Celeste (1937-11-11) November 11, 1937 (age 87) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Dagmar Braun ​ ​ (m. 1962; div. 1995)​ Jacqueline Lundquist ​ ​ (m. 1995)​
Children	7
Education	Yale University (BA) Exeter College, Oxford

Richard Frank Celeste (born November 11, 1937) is an American former diplomat, university administrator and politician from Ohio. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 64th governor of Ohio from 1983 to 1991 and remains the last Democrat to win re-election as Ohio Governor.