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Alberto Gonzales
Alberto Gonzales
	Official portrait, 2005
80th United States Attorney General
	In office; February 3, 2005 – September 17, 2007
President	George W. Bush
Deputy	James Comey; Paul McNulty; Craig S. Morford (acting)
Preceded by	John Ashcroft
Succeeded by	Michael Mukasey
White House Counsel
	In office; January 20, 2001 – February 3, 2005
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Beth Nolan
Succeeded by	Harriet Miers
Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
	In office; January 3, 1999 – January 20, 2001
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Raul Gonzalez
Succeeded by	Wallace B. Jefferson
100th Secretary of State of Texas
	In office; January 1, 1998 – January 3, 1999
Governor	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Tony Garza
Succeeded by	Elton Bomer
Personal details
Born	August 4, 1955 (age 68); San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Diana Clemens (div. 1985); Rebecca Turner
Children	3
Education	United States Air Force Academy; Rice University (BA); Harvard University (JD)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Air Force
Years of service	1973–1975
	Alberto Gonzales's voice Alberto Gonzales testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on antiterrorism efforts and Justice Department authority; Recorded July 18, 2006

Alberto R. Gonzales (born August 4, 1955) is an American lawyer who served as the 80th United States Attorney General from 2005 to 2007 and is the highest-ranking Hispanic American in executive government to date.^[1] He previously served as Secretary of State of Texas, as a Texas Supreme Court Justice, and as White House Counsel, becoming the first Hispanic to hold that office.

Gonzales's tenure as U.S. Attorney General was marked by controversy regarding warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens and the legal authorization of "enhanced interrogation techniques", later generally acknowledged as constituting torture, in the U.S. government's post-9/11 "War on Terror". Gonzales had also presided over the firings of several U.S. Attorneys who had refused back-channel White House directives to prosecute political enemies, allegedly causing the office of Attorney General to become improperly politicized.^[2] Following calls for his removal, Gonzales resigned from the office "in the best interests of the department," on August 27, 2007, effective September 17, 2007.^[3]^[4]

In 2008, Gonzales began a mediation and consulting practice. Additionally, he taught a political science course and served as a diversity recruiter at Texas Tech University. Gonzales is currently the Dean of Belmont University College of Law, in Nashville, Tennessee, where he teaches National Security Law. He was formerly Of Counsel at a Nashville-based law firm—Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP—where he advised clients on special matters, government investigations and regulatory matters.

^ Cite error: The named reference Alberto Gonzales 2006 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Shenon, Philip; Johnston, David (August 28, 2007). "A Defender of Bush's Power, Gonzales Resigns". The New York Times. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
^ Eggen, Dan; Fletcher, Michael A. (August 27, 2007). "The Gonzales Resignation". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
^ "President Bush Discusses Resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales". whitehouse.gov. August 27, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2018.

[Alberto_Gonzales_2006-1] Cite error: The named reference Alberto Gonzales 2006 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[2] Shenon, Philip; Johnston, David (August 28, 2007). "A Defender of Bush's Power, Gonzales Resigns". The New York Times. Retrieved May 23, 2019.

[3] Eggen, Dan; Fletcher, Michael A. (August 27, 2007). "The Gonzales Resignation". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 19, 2018.

[Presidential_Statement-4] "President Bush Discusses Resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales". whitehouse.gov. August 27, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2018.

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Alberto Gonzales
Official portrait, 2005

80th United States Attorney General
In office February 3, 2005 – September 17, 2007
President	George W. Bush
Deputy	James Comey Paul McNulty Craig S. Morford (acting)
Preceded by	John Ashcroft
Succeeded by	Michael Mukasey
White House Counsel
In office January 20, 2001 – February 3, 2005
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Beth Nolan
Succeeded by	Harriet Miers
Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
In office January 3, 1999 – January 20, 2001
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Raul Gonzalez
Succeeded by	Wallace B. Jefferson
100th Secretary of State of Texas
In office January 1, 1998 – January 3, 1999
Governor	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Tony Garza
Succeeded by	Elton Bomer

Personal details
Born	(1955-08-04) August 4, 1955 (age 68) San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Diana Clemens (div. 1985) Rebecca Turner
Children	3
Education	United States Air Force Academy Rice University (BA) Harvard University (JD)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Air Force
Years of service	1973–1975
Alberto Gonzales's voice Alberto Gonzales testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on antiterrorism efforts and Justice Department authority Recorded July 18, 2006