DemocratGovernor · New York
Mario Cuomo
1983 first electedLeft office 199411 years served
Biography
Mario Matthew Cuomo was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 52nd governor of New York from 1983 to 1995. A member of the Democratic Party, Cuomo previously served as the lieutenant governor of New York from 1979 to 1982 and the secretary of state of New York from 1975 to 1978. He was the father of former New York governor Andrew Cuomo and broadcaster Chris Cuomo.