LeRoy S. Zimmerman | |
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40th Attorney General of Pennsylvania | |
In office January 20, 1981[1] – January 17, 1989[2] | |
Governor | Dick Thornburgh Robert P. Casey |
Preceded by | Harvey Bartle III[3] |
Succeeded by | Ernie Preate |
Personal details | |
Born | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. | December 22, 1934
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Villanova University Dickinson School of Law[4] |
Profession | Attorney |
LeRoy S. Zimmerman (born December 22, 1934) is an American lawyer and politician. He was the Attorney General of Pennsylvania from 1981 through 1989. He was the first person to be elected as state attorney general.
In 2002, he was named to the PoliticsPA list of politically influential individuals.[5] He was named again in 2003 and called a, "power broker in Central Pennsylvania."[6]