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{{Short description|American politician and United States Marine (born 1939)}} {{redirect|Charles Robb|the United States federal judge|Charles Henry Robb|the British surgeon|Charles Rob}} {{redirect|Senator Robb|the New York State Senate member|J. Hampden Robb|the Northern Irish senator|John Hanna Robb}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Chuck Robb | image = Chuck Robb (2019).jpeg | caption = Robb in 2019 | office = Chair of the [[Iraq Intelligence Commission]] | predecessor = ''Position established'' | president = [[George W. Bush]] | successor = ''Position abolished'' | signature = ChuckRobbsignature.gif | lieutenant2 = [[Dick Davis (politician)|Dick Davis]] | order2 = 64th [[Governor of Virginia]] | predecessor2 = [[John N. Dalton]] | jr/sr1 = United States Senator | state1 = [[Virginia]] | predecessor1 = [[Paul Trible]] | successor1 = [[George Allen (American politician)|George Allen]] | successor2 = [[Gerald L. Baliles]] | birth_name = Charles Spittal Robb | birth_date = {{birth date and age |1939|6|26}} | birth_place = [[Phoenix, Arizona]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | residence = [[McLean, Virginia]], U.S. | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | spouse = {{marriage|[[Lynda Bird Johnson Robb|Lynda Bird Johnson]]|1967}} | children = 3 | allegiance = United States | branch = [[United States Marine Corps]] | serviceyears = 1961–1970 | rank = [[Major (United States)|Major]] | battles = [[Vietnam War]] | term_start = February 6, 2004 | term_end = March 31, 2005<br />Served with [[Laurence Silberman]] | term_start1 = January 3, 1989 | term_end1 = January 3, 2001 | term_start2 = January 16, 1982 | term_end2 = January 18, 1986 | office3 = 33rd [[Lieutenant Governor of Virginia]] | governor3 = John Dalton | term_start3 = January 14, 1978 | term_end3 = January 16, 1982 | predecessor3 = John Dalton | successor3 = [[Dick Davis (politician)|Dick Davis]] | education = [[University of Wisconsin–Madison|University of Wisconsin, Madison]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[University of Virginia]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) | mawards = [[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]]<br>[[Presidential Service Badge]] }} '''Charles Spittal Robb''' (born June 26, 1939) is an American former [[U.S. Marine Corps]] officer and politician who served as the [[List of governors of Virginia|64th]] [[governor of Virginia]] from 1982 to 1986 and a [[United States Senate|United States senator]] representing [[Virginia]] from 1989 until 2001. A member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], Robb sought a third term in the U.S. Senate in [[2000 United States Senate election in Virginia|2000]], but was defeated by Republican [[George Allen (American politician)|George Allen]], another former governor. He is a son-in-law of [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], the 36th [[US President|President of the United States]], through his marriage to his daughter, [[Lynda Bird Johnson Robb|Lynda Bird Johnson]]. Their marriage in 1967 was the first in the [[White House]] since 1942. Robb co-chaired the [[Iraq Intelligence Commission]] with former U.S. Attorney [[Laurence Silberman]] from February 2004 to December 2005. In 2006 he was appointed to serve on the [[President's Intelligence Advisory Board]]. Since 2001, Robb has been a member of the board of trustees of the [[MITRE]] Corporation.
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