| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:human 
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                                | gptkbp:almaMater | gptkb:Harvard_University gptkb:Dickinson_School_of_Law
 
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                                | gptkbp:birthDate | 1945-08-26 
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                                | gptkbp:birthPlace | gptkb:Munhall,_Pennsylvania,_United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:children | 2 
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                                | gptkbp:conflict | gptkb:Vietnam_War 
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                                | gptkbp:familyName | gptkb:Ridge 
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                                | gptkbp:fullName | gptkb:Thomas_Joseph_Ridge 
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                                | gptkbp:givenName | gptkb:Thomas 
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                                | gptkbp:governor | gptkb:Pennsylvania 
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                                | gptkbp:governorTermStart | 1995-01-17 
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                                | gptkbp:militaryService | gptkb:United_States_Army 
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                                | gptkbp:nationality | gptkb:United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:occupation | gptkb:lawyer gptkb:politician
 
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                                | gptkbp:party | gptkb:Republican_Party 
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                                | gptkbp:positionHeld | gptkb:United_States_Secretary_of_Homeland_Security gptkb:Governor_of_Pennsylvania
 Member of the United States House of Representatives
 
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                                | gptkbp:predecessor_(Governor_of_Pennsylvania) | gptkb:Robert_P._Casey 
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                                | gptkbp:predecessor_(Secretary_of_Homeland_Security) | position established 
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                                | gptkbp:religion | gptkb:Roman_Catholicism 
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                                | gptkbp:signature | Thomas Ridge Signature.svg 
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                                | gptkbp:spouse | gptkb:Michele_Ridge 
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                                | gptkbp:successor_(Governor_of_Pennsylvania) | gptkb:Mark_Schweiker 
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                                | gptkbp:successor_(Secretary_of_Homeland_Security) | gptkb:Michael_Chertoff 
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                                | gptkbp:termEnd_(Governor_of_Pennsylvania) | 2001-10-05 
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                                | gptkbp:termEnd_(Secretary_of_Homeland_Security) | 2005-02-01 
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                                | gptkbp:termStart_(Secretary_of_Homeland_Security) | 2003-01-24 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Tom_Ridge 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 5 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Thomas Joseph Ridge 
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