Q:Facts:   - president: barack obama    - birth name: jerry edwin abramson    - successor: crit luallen greg fischer david armstrong    - party: democratic    - spouse: madeline    - predecessor: david agnew daniel mongiardo position established harvey sloane    - office: white of kentucky 1st mayor of louisville metro 47th mayor of house louisville director of intergovernmental affairs 55th lieutenant governor      - term end: november 1 , 1999 13 , 2014 january 3 , 2011 january    - term start: november 3 , 2003 january 1 , 1986 17 , 2014 december 13 , 2011 january    - birth date: 12 september 1946    - name: jerry abramson    - image: lt. gov. jerry abramson.jpg    - birth place: louisville , kentucky , u.s.    - religion: judaism    - governor: steve beshear    - alma mater: indiana university , bloomington georgetown university   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jerry abramson .
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jerry edwin abramson -lrb- born september 12 , 1946 -rrb- is a democratic politician who was the 55th lieutenant governor of kentucky .on november 6 , 2014 , governor steve beshear announced that abramson would step down from his position as lieutenant governor to accept the job of director of intergovernmental affairs in the obama white house .he was replaced by former state auditor crit luallen .abramson previously served as the longest serving mayor of louisville , serving as the only three-term mayor of the old city of louisville -lrb- 1986-1999 -rrb- and two terms as the first mayor of the consolidated city-county of `` louisville metro '' -lrb- 2003-2011 -rrb- .abramson 's long period of service to louisville as its mayor , as well as the fact that he never faced strong opposition in mayoral elections , led to the nickname of `` mayor for life '' being used locally , including by louisville 's own popular radio personality terry meiners .abramson 's popularity resulted in bluegrass poll approval ratings ranging from a 91 percent high in 1990 to a 73 percent low in 1994 .from 1993 to 1994 , he was president of the united states conference of mayors .he was a member of the mayors against illegal guns coalition , an organization formed in 2006 and co-chaired by new york city mayor michael bloomberg and boston mayor thomas menino .abramson has also served as an executive-in-residence at bellarmine university .