Dirk Kempthorne

Dirk Kempthorne (born October 29, 1951)[1] was the United States Secretary of the Interior. Kempthorne was the 30th Governor of Idaho. He is a member of the U.S. Republican Party.[1] Kempthorne was born in San Diego, California.

Dirk Kempthorne


49th United States Secretary of the Interior
In office June 7, 2006 – January 20, 2009
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Gale Norton
Succeeded by	Ken Salazar
30th Governor of Idaho
In office January 8, 1999 – May 26, 2006
Lieutenant	Butch Otter Jack Riggs Jim Risch
Preceded by	Phil Batt
Succeeded by	Jim Risch
United States Senator from Idaho
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999
Preceded by	Steve Symms
Succeeded by	Mike Crapo
Mayor of Boise, Idaho
In office 1986–1993
Preceded by	Richard Eardley
Succeeded by	H. Brent Coles

Personal details
Born	(1951-10-29) October 29, 1951 San Diego, California
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Patricia Kempthorne
Children	Heather Kempthorne Jeff Kempthorne
Alma mater	University of Idaho (B.A)

Kempthorne graduated from the University of Idaho. He is married to Patricia Kempthorne. They have two children.

References

"Kempthorne, Dirk". Office of Art and Archives and Office of the Historian, The United States Congress. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

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Cabinet of President George W. Bush (2001–2009)
Vice President	Richard B. Cheney (2001–2009)
Secretary of State	Colin Powell (2001–2005) • Condoleezza Rice (2005–2009)
Secretary of the Treasury	Paul H. 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 Martínez (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)

United States Secretaries of the Interior
Ewing McKennan Stuart McClelland Thompson C Smith Usher Harlan Browning Cox Delano Chandler Schurz Kirkwood Teller Lamar Vilas Noble M Smith Francis Bliss Hitchcock Garfield Ballinger Fisher Lane Payne Fall Work West Wilbur Ickes Krug Chapman McKay Seaton Udall Hickel Morton Hathaway Kleppe Andrus Watt Clark Hodel Lujan Babbitt Norton Kempthorne Salazar Jewell Zinke Bernhardt Haaland

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