serviceyears branch children allegiance birth_date term_end alma_mater profession term_start spouse rank image name caption predecessor birth_place awards party office governor successor article_title
1974 -- 2009 united states air force amanda campbell melanie campbell united states 24 march 1952 december 6 , 2010 university of tulsa golden gate university naval war college military officer august 10 , 2009 anne marie campbell lieutenant -lrb- air national guard -rrb- general -lrb- alaska national guard -rrb- major general campbell final 2009 -lrb- 8x12-72ppi -rrb- . jpg craig e. campbell campbell in 2008 sean parnell springfield , massachusetts , u.s. -lrb- 2 -rrb- air force commendation medal outstanding unit award air 3 force organizational excellence award national defense service medal -lrb- 6 -rrb- -rrb- air force longevity service award air reserve forces service air medal alaska distinguished service medal alaska commendation medal california medal force of merit meritorious service medal -lrb- republican 10th lieutenant governor of alaska sean parnell mead treadwell craig campbell -lrb- politician -rrb-

craig campbell -lrb- politician -rrb-

craig eaton campbell -lrb- born march 24 , 1952 -rrb- is an american politician and businessman and is the current president and chief executive officer of the alaska aerospace corporation -lrb- aac -rrb- .
he joined the corporation as chief operating officer in february 2011 , and was appointed president and ceo by the board of directors in october 2012 .
-lsb- http://www.akaerospace.com/craig_campbell_bio.html] prior to his position at aac , campbell was the 10th lieutenant governor of alaska , holding the office from august 10 , 2009 through december 6 , 2010 .
pending his confirmation by the state legislature , he was `` temporary substitute '' lieutenant governor for several weeks .
campbell left office in december 2010 , after having withdrawn from the republican primary race for lieutenant governor , which was eventually won by mead treadwell .
before serving as lieutenant governor , campbell was the commissioner of the alaska department of military and veterans affairs .
in that role , he was head of the state 's national guard , with the rank of lieutenant general .
on july 3 , 2009 , alaska governor sarah palin announced that she would resign effective july 26 .
lieutenant governor sean parnell would become governor , and campbell would replace parnell as lieutenant governor .
in 2010 , campbell opted to not seek election as lieutenant governor , preferring to return to the business sector and joining aac in february 2011 .
campbell was appointed the state chair for the employer support of the guard and reserve -lrb- esgr -rrb- alaska state committee in october 2012 .
he is married to wife anne marie and has two children : amanda and melanie -lrb- deceased -rrb- , and four grandchildren : faith , ellie , kimberly and emma .
