George J. Mitchell

George Mitchell GBE
United States Senator from Maine
In office May 17, 1980 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by	Edmund Muskie
Succeeded by	Olympia Snowe
Senate Majority Leader
In office January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1995
Deputy	Alan Cranston (1989-1991) Wendell H. Ford (1991-1995)
Preceded by	Robert Byrd
Succeeded by	Bob Dole
2nd Deputy President pro tempore of the United States Senate
In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1989
President	John C. Stennis
Leader	Robert Byrd
Preceded by	Hubert Humphrey (1978)
Succeeded by	Vacant
United States Special Envoy for Middle East Peace
In office January 22, 2009 – May 13, 2011
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	David Hale
U.S. Special Envoy for Northern Ireland
In office January 3, 1995 – January 20, 2001
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	Richard N. Haass
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine
In office October 5, 1979 – May 16, 1980
Nominated by	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Conrad Keefe Cyr
Chancellor of Queen's University Belfast
In office 1999–2009
Preceded by	Sir David Orr
Succeeded by	Kamalesh Sharma
Personal details
Born	George John Mitchell, Jr. (1933-08-20)August 20, 1933 Waterville, Maine, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Sally Heath ​ ​ (m. 1961; div. 1987)​ Heather MacLachlan ​ (m. 1994)​ Preview warning: Template:Marriage used with unknown parameter(s): ().
Children	3
Alma mater	Bowdoin College Georgetown University Law Center
Profession	Lawyer
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army Counterintelligence Corps
Years of service	1954-1956
Rank	First Lieutenant

George John Mitchell Jr. GBE (born August 20, 1933) is an American lawyer, businessman and politician. He is a Democrat. Mitchell served as a United States Senator from Maine from 1980 to 1995 and as Senate Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995.