Mary Peters (politician)

Mary E. Peters (born December 4, 1948) was the United States Secretary of Transportation. She is the second woman and first Arizonan to hold the position. Peters joined the Arizona Department of Transportation in 1985, and was appointed by Gov. Jane Dee Hull to serve as its director in 1998.[1] In 2006, President Bush appointed Peters as the Co-Vice Chairwoman of the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission.[2]

Mary Peters


15th United States Secretary of Transportation
In office October 17, 2006 – January 20, 2009
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Norman Mineta
Succeeded by	Ray LaHood

Personal details
Born	(1948-12-04) December 4, 1948 Phoenix, Arizona
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	University of Phoenix Harvard University

References

"Bio at Department of Transportation website". Archived from the original on 2008-12-20. Retrieved 2008-11-06.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/05/AR2006090500514.html

United States Secretaries of Transportation
Boyd • Volpe • Brinegar • Coleman • Adams • Goldschmidt • Lewis • Dole • Burnley • Skinner • Card • Peña • Slater • Mineta • Peters • LaHood • Foxx • Chao • Buttigieg

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)

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