Lee S. Dreyfus

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Lee S. Dreyfus" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (September 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Lee Dreyfus
Dreyfus as governor, c. 1979
40th Governor of Wisconsin
In office January 4, 1979 – January 3, 1983
Lieutenant	Russell Olson
Preceded by	Martin Schreiber
Succeeded by	Tony Earl
Personal details
Born	Lee Sherman Dreyfus (1926-06-20)June 20, 1926 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	January 2, 2008(2008-01-02) (aged 81) Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Prairie Home Cemetery Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Joyce Unke ​ (m. 1947)​
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin–Madison
Occupation	Politician educator
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Battles/wars	World War II

Lee Sherman Dreyfus (/ˈdreɪfəs/ DRAY-fəs; June 20, 1926 – January 2, 2008) was an American educator and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 40th governor of Wisconsin from January 4, 1979, to January 3, 1983. Dreyfus was a 33rd degree Mason in the Scottish Rite.

Prior to his election, he was the Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point.^[1]