Greg Abbott wiki, bio, age, wheel chair, daughter, family, paralyzed

Greg Abbott is 60 years old lawyer and a politician from Texas who is currently the 48th Governor of Texas from the Republican. He has served the Government of United States as the state trial judge, Justice and an Attorney General before being the Governor of Texas.

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Greg Abbott: Personal Life, Education, Wife, Children, Wheelchair

Born in 13th of November 1957 in Wichita Falls in Texas, Greg’s dad was a stockbroker and insurance agent and his mother was a homemaker. His father had a tragic death from a heath attack when he was in high school.

Greg attended Duncanville High School and he got his bachelor’s degree in Bachelor of Business Administration in finance from the University of Texas in 1981 and his degree in Juris Doctor in 1984 from the Vanderbilt University Law School.

He met his current wife Cecilia during the time at Texas University. The couples have been married for 36 years now since 1981 and have an adopted daughter named Audrey.

At the age of 26, Abbott had a triumph over the tragedy when a large oak tree fell on his back and partially paralyzed him.

 

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  • Nationality : American
  • Ethnicity     : White
  • Hometown : Wichita Falls, Texas, United States
  • Height          : NA
  • Weight         : NA
  • Education   : The University of Texas, Austin, Texas
  • Wife             : Cecilia Phelan
  • Mother        : Doris Lechristia Jacks Abbott
  • Father          : Calvin Roger Abbott
  • Daughter    : Audrey

Greg Abbott: Professional Life, Judicial Career

Greg is professionally lawyer with a degree in Bachelor of Business Administration in finance and also in Doctor of Jurisprudence. He worked for Butler and Binion, LLC from 1984 to 1992. He was also a professor University of Texas School of law.

The 60 years old lawyer started his Judicial career working as the state trial judge of the 129th District Court. In 1995 he was appointed in the Texas Supreme Court.

In 2001 Abbott resigned from the Supreme Court and started working for Bracewell and Giuliani LLC again. He was the 50th Attorney General of Texas from 2nd December 2002 to 5th January 2015.

He was the second member from the Republican who was elected as the Attorney General of Texas after the Reconstruction Era. He was elected as the 48th Governor of Texas in the election of 2014 and has been serving as the Governor since 20th January 2015.

 

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  • Profession       : Lawyer, Politician
  • Worked for      : The Government of United States
  • Current work  : Governor of Texas

Greg Abbott: Net worth, Salary

The net worth of the Governor of Texas has yet not been revealed but Greg is estimated to be having the salary of around 150,000 US dollars as the Governor of Texas.

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               Net worth : NA

               Salary        : 150,000 US Dollars

Greg Abbott: Social Media, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

As many of the other political leaders, Greg is also seen on the social media platform with 2 Instagram accounts, a personal and an official account, a Twitter and Facebook accounts.

Governor Abbott has a total of around 1,507,000 followers on his social media accounts with around 1,268,000 likes on his Facebook page, 224,000 followers on Twitter and around 7600 followers on his official Instagram account and 6600 followers on his personal Instagram account.