Rudolph Giuliani Biography

Rudolph William Louis Giuliani III was born on May 28, 1944, in New York City. Educated at Manhattan College, Purchase, NY, he received his law degree from New York University. After service in a variety of prosecutorial positions in the Department of Justice (1975–77, 1981–83), he became U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (1983–89).

After failing in his first bid as the Republican candidate for mayor of New York City (1989), he went into private practice, then succeeded in 1993, being re-elected in 1997.

His administration was praised for restoring law and order to New York, and making the city a more attractive place to live. However, minorities complained that the police under Giuliani on occasion abused the rights of suspects in several well-publicized beatings and shootings.

Limited to two terms as mayor, he decided to run for the US senate in 2000, but withdrew on health grounds. His popularity soared in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on New York on September 11, 2001, and his adept handling of the situation in the city led to calls for his term of office as mayor to be extended, but he stood down. He was awarded an honorary knighthood by the UK in 2002.

After leaving the mayor's office, Giuliani founded a security consulting business, acquired and sold an investment banking firm and joined Bracewell & Giuliani law firm.

After leaving the mayor's office, Giuliani founded a security consulting business, acquired and sold an investment banking firm and joined Bracewell & Giuliani law firm. In February 2007, he announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the 2008 presidential campaign. His platform focused primarily on national security, and he was an early front-runner. However, Giuliani withdrew from the race in late January 2008 after finishing a distant third in Florida.

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