George W. Bush is an American politician. He served as the 43rd president of the United States and was sworn into office in 2001. Bush was re-elected president in 2004 and inaugurated for a second and final term in 2005. Prior to his presidency, Bush was the governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. He is also the son of George H.W. Bush, who served as president of the United States from 1989 to 1993. In 2009, he founded the public policy center George W. Bush Policy Institute and the George W. Bush Presidential Center in 2013.