Christine Gregoire

Christine Gregoire
Official portrait, 2006
22nd Governor of Washington
In office January 12, 2005 – January 16, 2013
Lieutenant	Brad Owen
Preceded by	Gary Locke
Succeeded by	Jay Inslee
Chair of the National Governors Association
In office November 15, 2010 – July 17, 2011
Preceded by	Joe Manchin
Succeeded by	Dave Heineman
16th Attorney General of Washington
In office January 13, 1993 – January 12, 2005
Governor	Mike Lowry Gary Locke
Preceded by	Ken Eikenberry
Succeeded by	Rob McKenna
Director of the Washington State Department of Ecology
In office January 1, 1988 – January 6, 1992
Governor	Booth Gardner
Succeeded by	Chuck Clarke
Personal details
Born	Christine O'Grady (1947-03-24) March 24, 1947 (age 78) Adrian, Michigan, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Mike Gregoire ​ (m. 1974)​
Children	2
Education	University of Washington (BA) Gonzaga University (JD)

Christine Gregoire (/ˈɡrɛɡwɑːr/; née O'Grady; born March 24, 1947) is an American politician who served as the 22nd governor of Washington from 2005 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she defeated Republican candidate Dino Rossi in 2004 and 2008, the first of which was the closest Gubernatorial election in the history of Washington. She is the Washington’s second female governor. Gregoire served as chair of the National Governors Association from 2010 to 2011.^[1] She also served on the governors' council of the Bipartisan Policy Center.

Gregoire was also the Attorney General of Washington from 1993 until 2005, and is the first and only woman to serve in that role. As of April 2025, she is also the oldest living former Governor of Washington, following the death of Daniel Evans in September of 2024.