Kenneth M. Curtis
Ken Curtis | |
|---|---|
| United States Ambassador to Canada | |
| In office October 5, 1979 – January 20, 1981 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Thomas O. Enders |
| Succeeded by | Paul H. Robinson Jr. |
| Chair of the Democratic National Committee | |
| In office January 21, 1977 – January 27, 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Robert S. Strauss |
| Succeeded by | John White |
| 68th Governor of Maine | |
| In office January 5, 1967 – January 2, 1975 | |
| Preceded by | John H. Reed |
| Succeeded by | James B. Longley |
| 41st Secretary of State of Maine | |
| In office 1965–1966 | |
| Governor | John H. Reed |
| Preceded by | Paul A. MacDonald |
| Succeeded by | Joseph T. Edgar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kenneth Merwin Curtis February 8, 1931 Leeds, Maine, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Polly Brown |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Maine Maritime Academy (BS) University of Maine, Portland (LLB) |
Kenneth Merwin Curtis (born February 8, 1931) is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat from Maine. He was the Secretary of State of Maine from 1965 to 1966, the 68th Governor of Maine from 1967 to 1975, and the United States Ambassador to Canada from 1979 to 1981. Curtis is a member of the Democratic Party and was later Of counsel at the Curtis Thaxter law firm in Portland, Maine, which he founded in 1975. Since the death of George Nigh in July 2025, Curtis is the earliest serving living former American governor, and is the last living former American governor who assumed office in the 1960s.