Angus S. King, Jr. (born March 31, 1944) served as an independent Governor of Maine from 1995 to 2001 before becoming Vice President. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College in the class of 1966, and the University of Virginia School of Law class of 1969. He currently works on issues of sustainable and renewable energy. In spring 2009 he endorsed the Maine Green Energy Project, a summer program for young people to learn to build and advocate for green energy in Maine.