10 Facts About Robert Weygand

Robert A Weygand was born on May 10,1948 and is an American politician.

Robert Weygand was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1997 until 2001.

Robert Weygand is a member of the Democratic Party from Rhode Island.

Robert Weygand attended St Raphael Academy for his high school years, attended the University of Rhode Island where he became a member of Theta Chi fraternity.

Robert Weygand received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater in 1971, a Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering in 1976, a Master of Arts in Political Science in 2009 and a Masters of Public Administration in 2010 all from the University of Rhode Island.

Robert Weygand was elected a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects in 1998.

Robert Weygand served as chairman of the East Providence Planning Board from 1978 to 1984, a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 1985 to 1993, and as the 65th Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island from 1993 to 1997.

Robert Weygand did not seek re-election to the United States House of Representatives in 2000, opting to challenge Republican Senator Lincoln Chafee.

In 2001, Robert Weygand was appointed President of the New England Board of Higher Education in Boston.

In 2013, Robert Weygand stepped down from the administration to take a faculty position as the director of the University of Rhode Island MPA program.