LeRoy Zimmerman
American lawyer
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LeRoy S. Zimmerman (born December 22, 1934) is a former Pennsylvania Attorney General.
Robert P. Casey
LeRoy S. Zimmerman | |
|---|---|
| 40th Attorney General of Pennsylvania First Elected | |
| In office January 20, 1981[1] – January 17, 1989[2] | |
| Governor | Dick Thornburgh Robert P. Casey |
| Preceded by | Harvey Bartle III[3] |
| Succeeded by | Ernie Preate |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 22, 1934 |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Villanova University Dickinson School of Law[4] |
| Profession | Attorney |
In 2002, he was named to the PoliticsPA list of politically influential individuals.[5] He was named again in 2003 and deemed a "power broker in Central Pennsylvania."[6] In 2010, Politics Magazine named him one of the most influential Republicans in the state.[7]
Later career
After his term as Pennsylvania Attorney General, Zimmerman became the chairman of the Hershey Trust Company. He resigned at the end of 2011.[8] In 2013, Kathleen Kane, the Pennsylvania Attorney General, announced the conclusion of a two-year investigation into the operations of the Hershey Trust Company, in which the Office of Attorney General and the Hershey Trust Company agreed that there was a finding of no wrongdoing, but reforms were required of the trust company.[9][10]