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Who is Alberto Gonzales?
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Alberto R. Gonzales (born August 4, 1955) is the 80th and current Attorney General of the United States. He formerly served under U.S. President George W. Bush as White House Counsel, and prior to that served on the Texas Supreme Court.
| | Born in San Antonio, Texas, and raised in Humble, near Houston. |
| | Was the second of eight children born to Pablos and Maria Gonzales. |
| | Was an honors student at MacArthur High School in Houston |
| | Enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1973 |
| | Is a Catholic, but prefers to keep a low profile about his religious affiliation. |
| | Was an attorney in private practice from 1982 until 1994 with the Houston law firm Vinson and Elkins, where he became a partner. |
| | In 1994, was named general counsel to then Texas Governor George W. Bush, rising to become Secretary of State of Texas in 1997 and finally to be named to the Texas Supreme Court in 1999. |
| | Both appointments made by Governor Bush. |
| | Was a board director of the United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast from 1993 to 1994, and President of Leadership Houston during this same period. |
| | The Executive Order 13233, drafted by Gonzales and issued by George W. Bush on November 1, 2001, attempted to place limitations on the Freedom of Information Act by restricting access to the records of former presidents. |
| | November 10, 2004, it was announced that he would be nominated to replace United States Attorney General John Ashcroft for Bush's second term. |
| | January 18 2007, was invited to speak to the Senate Judiciary Committee where he shocked the committee's ranking member, Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, by stating that there was no right of Habeas Corpus in the United States Constitution. |
| | Several members of both houses of Congress have publicly said Gonzales should resign, or be fired by Bush. |
| | Resigned on August. 27, 2007 |
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