Editing Paul Cellucci (section)

{{Short description|American lawyer and politician (1948–2013)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name            = Paul Cellucci
|image           = File:Cellucci paul.jpg
|caption         = Official ambassadorial portrait
|office          = 27th [[United States Ambassador to Canada]]
|president       = [[George W. Bush]]
|term_start      = April 17, 2001
|term_end        = March 18, 2005
|predecessor     = [[Gordon Giffin]]
|successor       = [[David H. Wilkins|David Wilkins]]
|order1          = 69th
|office1         = Governor of Massachusetts
|lieutenant1     = Jane Swift
|term_start1     = January 7, 1999
|term_end1       = April 10, 2001<br />Acting: July 29, 1997 – January 7, 1999<!-- No small font per [[:MOS:ACCESS#FONTSIZE]] -->
|predecessor1    = [[Bill Weld]]
|successor1      = [[Jane Swift]] (acting)
|office2         = 68th [[Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts]]
|governor2       = Bill Weld
|term_start2     = January 3, 1991
|term_end2       = January 7, 1999
|predecessor2    = [[Evelyn Murphy]]
|successor2      = Jane Swift
|office3         = [[Whip (politics)|Minority Whip]] of the [[Massachusetts Senate]]
|term_start3     = January 4, 1989
|term_end3       = January 1, 1991
|predecessor3    = [[Lucile Hicks]]
|successor3      = [[Mary L. Padula]]
|state_senate4   = Massachusetts
|district4       = [[Massachusetts Senate's Middlesex and Worcester district|Middlesex and Worcester]]
|term_start4     = January 2, 1985
|term_end4       = January 2, 1991
|predecessor4    = [[Chester G. Atkins|Chester Atkins]]
|successor4      = [[Robert Durand]]
|office5         = Member of the <br>  [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]]
|constituency5   = {{ubl| 51st Middlesex district (1977–1979) |[[Massachusetts House of Representatives' 3rd Middlesex district|3rd Middlesex]] district (1979–1985)}}
|term_start5     = January 5, 1977
|term_end5       = January 2, 1985
|predecessor5    = Wilfred Balthazar
|successor5      = [[Patricia Walrath]]
|birth_name      = Argeo Paul Cellucci
|birth_date      = {{birth date|1948|4|24}}
|birth_place     = [[Hudson, Massachusetts]], U.S.
|death_date      = {{death date and age|2013|6|8|1948|4|24}}
|death_place     = Hudson, Massachusetts, U.S.
|resting_place   = [[Forestvale Cemetery]] 
|death_cause     = [[Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis]]
|party           = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|spouse          = {{marriage|Jan Garnett|1972}}
|children        = 2
|education       = [[Boston College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Juris Doctor|JD]])
|signature = Paul Cellucci signature.png
|allegiance={{flag|United States}}
|branch          = {{army|United States}}
|serviceyears    = 1970–1978
|rank            = [[Captain (United States O-3)|Captain]]
|unit            = [[File:Seal of the United States Army Reserve.svg|23px]] [[United States Army Reserve|Reserves]]
}}

'''Argeo Paul Cellucci''' ({{IPAc-en|s|ɛ|ˈ|l|uː|tʃ|iː}}; April 24, 1948 – June 8, 2013) was an American politician, lawyer, and diplomat. A member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], he served as the 69th [[Governor of Massachusetts|governor of Massachusetts]] from 1997 to 2001 and as the [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Canada|United States Ambassador to Canada]] from 2001 to 2005. He also served as 68th [[lieutenant governor of Massachusetts]] from 1991 to 1999, as well as in the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] and [[Massachusetts Senate|Senate]] from 1977 to 1991.

Cellucci became  acting governor following [[Bill Weld]]'s resignation in 1997 after being nominated for [[United States Ambassador to Mexico]]. He then was elected to a full term as governor in [[1998 Massachusetts gubernatorial election|1998]], and served until 2001, when he resigned to become the U.S. Ambassador to Canada under President [[George W. Bush]], a post he held until 2005.