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Alberto Gonzales

Attorney General · 2005

Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General. The Senate voted 60–36 on the nomination on Feb 3, 2005 (Nomination Confirmed). Alberto Reynaldo Gonzales (born August 4, 1955) is an American lawyer who served as the 80th United States attorney general from 2005 to 2007. He was the highest-ranking Hispanic American in the executive government in American history until the appointment of Marco Rubio as Secretary of State in 2025.

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Positions

  • Attorney General2005-02-03–2007-09-17

Senate confirmation votes

  • Attorney General
    109th Congress · Nomination Confirmed
    60–36 · Feb 3, 2005

Biography

Alberto Reynaldo Gonzales (born August 4, 1955) is an American lawyer who served as the 80th United States attorney general from 2005 to 2007. He was the highest-ranking Hispanic American in the executive government in American history until the appointment of Marco Rubio as Secretary of State in 2025.

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Capitol Receipts, “Alberto Gonzales: Attorney General,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/appointee/wQ202350/alberto-gonzales (accessed 2026-10-13).

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