Roger Normand Begin (born November 19, 1952) was the

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of the

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state of

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from 1989 to 1993.

Career

Begin is a

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. He was previously in the

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from 1973 to 1984. He is an alumnus of the

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Lieutenant governors of Rhode Island Democratic Party members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives Community College of Rhode Island alumni Bryant University alumni 1952 births Living people 20th-century members of the Rhode Island General Assembly {{RhodeIsland-politician-stub