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Anthony Joseph Principi | |
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| 4thUnited States Secretary of Veterans Affairs | |
In office January 23, 2001 – January 26, 2005 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Hershel W. Gober (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Robert James Nicholson |
| Acting United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs | |
In office September 26, 1992 – January 20, 1993 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Ed Derwinski |
| Succeeded by | Jesse Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1944-04-16) April 16, 1944 New York City |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | United States Naval Academy Seton Hall |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Anthony Joseph Principi (born April 16, 1944) was the 4th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs. He was picked by President George W. Bush on January 23, 2001, and resigned on January 26, 2005. He is a lobbyist for Pfizer and chairman of QTC Management, a company that works on contracts for the Veterans Affairs Department.[1]
Early life |
Principi is a 1967 graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, and first saw active duty aboard the destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy. He later served in the Vietnam War, commanding a River Patrol Unit in the Mekong Delta.
Principi earned his Juris Doctor degree from Seton Hall in 1975 and was assigned to the United States Navy's Judge Advocate General Corps in San Diego, California. In 1980, he was transferred to Washington as a legislative counsel for the Department of the Navy.
Career |
Principi has worked on national policy issues and has held several executive-level positions in federal government throughout his career. He chaired the Federal Quality Institute in 1991, and was chairman of the Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance established by Congress in 1996.[2]
Principi served as Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, VA's second-highest executive position, from March 17, 1989, to September 26, 1992, when he was picked Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs by President George H. W. Bush. He served in that position until January 1993. After that, he served as Republican chief counsel and staff director of the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services.
From 1984 to 1988, he served as Republican chief counsel and staff director of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. He was the Veterans Administration's assistant deputy administrator for congressional and public affairs from 1983 to 1984, following three years as counsel to the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
References |
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↑ USA Tpday (2009). Several Bush officials work in areas related to former jobs. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
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| Preceded by Ed Derwinski | United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (acting) 1992 – 1993 | Succeeded by Jesse Brown |
Cabinet of President George W. Bush (2001–2009) | ||
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| Vice President | Richard B. Cheney (2001–2009) |  |
| Secretary of State | Colin Powell (2001–2005) • Condoleezza Rice (2005–2009) | |
| Secretary of the Treasury | Paul O'Neill (2001–2002) • John Snow (2002–2006) • Henry Paulson (2006–2009) | |
| Secretary of Defense | Donald Rumsfeld (2001–2006) • Robert Gates (2006–2009) | |
| Attorney General | John Ashcroft (2001–2005) • Alberto Gonzales (2005–2007) • Michael Mukasey (2007–2009) | |
| Secretary of the Interior | Gale Norton (2001–2006) • Dirk Kempthorne (2006–2009) | |
| Secretary of the Agriculture | Ann Veneman (2001–2005) • Mike Johanns (2005–2007) • Ed Schafer (2008–2009) | |
| Secretary of Commerce | Donald Evans (2001–2005) • Carlos Gutierrez (2005–2009) | |
| Secretary of Labor | Elaine Chao (2001–2009) | |
| Secretary of Health and Human Services | Tommy Thompson (2001–2005) • Mike Leavitt (2005–2009) | |
| Secretary of Education | Rod Paige (2001–2005) • Margaret Spellings (2005–2009) | |
| Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Mel Martinez (2001–2003) • Alphonso Jackson (2003–2008) • Steve Preston (2008–2009) | |
| Secretary of Transportation | Norman Mineta (2001–2006) • Mary Peters (2006–2009) | |
| Secretary of Energy | Spencer Abraham (2001–2005) • Samuel Bodman (2005–2009) | |
| Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Anthony Principi (2001–2005) • Jim Nicholson (2005–2007) • James Peake (2007–2009) | |
| Secretary of Homeland Security | Tom Ridge (2003–2005) • Michael Chertoff (2005–2009) | |
| Chief of Staff | Andrew Card (2001–2006) • Joshua Bolten (2006–2009) | |
| Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Christine Todd Whitman (2001–2003) • Mike Leavitt (2003–2005) • Stephen Johnson (2005–2009) | |
| Director of the Office of Management and Budget | Mitch Daniels (2001–2003) • Joshua Bolten (2003–2006) • Rob Portman (2006–2007) • Jim Nussle (2007–2009) | |
| Director of National Drug Control Policy | John Walters (2001–2009) | |
| Trade Representative | Robert Zoellick (2001–2005) • Rob Portman (2005–2006) • Susan Schwab (2006-2009) | |
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