Albert Gore Jr.

Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is a retired American politician and laureate who served as the 45th  from 1993 to 2001, and is presently a member of the Apple Board of Directors.

Early life and education
Al Gore was born on March 31, 1948, the son of former U.S. Senator and Pauline Gore. Raised in, and , he received a degree in government with honors from in 1969. After graduation, he volunteered for enlistment in the U.S. Army and served in the. Upon returning from Vietnam, Al Gore became an investigative reporter with  in, where he also attended ’s Divinity School and then Law School.

Public service
Gore’s career in public service began when he was elected to the in 1976 where he served eight years representing the then. He was elected to the in 1984 and re-elected in 1990.

As a member of the, he popularized the term “,” and was instrumental in fighting for federal funds to assist in building what later became the Internet. In the Senate, Gore was a leading expert on nuclear arms control and national defense. He was a member of the and Chairman of the Space, Science and Technology Subcommittee. He has remained an active leader in technology and telecommunications — launching a public/private effort to wire every classroom and library in America to the Internet.

Gore was inaugurated as the 45th on January 20, 1993. He was re-elected in 1996 and served for a total of eight years as, a member of the cabinet and the , and as the leader of a wide range of Administration initiatives, including in the areas of environmental policy, technology, science, communications, community empowerment and government cost cutting.



Private sector
Gore is a visiting professor at the, , and. He also served as a Senior Advisor to Google, and Vice Chairman of since 2001. Gore was elected to Apple's board of directors on March 19, 2003.