Dirk Kempthorne

Dirk Kempthorne (2006)

Dirk Arthur Kempthorne (born October 29, 1951 in San Diego , California ) is an American politician ( Republican Party ). He was Secretary of the Interior of the United States under President George W. Bush from May 26, 2006 to January 20, 2009 .

He graduated from the University of Idaho with a degree in Political Science in 1975 . His political career began in 1986 as Mayor of Boise , and from 1993 to 1999 he represented Idaho's interests in the United States Senate . As of 1999, he was the 30th governor of this state . Between 2003 and 2004 he chaired the National Governors Association .

On May 26, 2006, his nomination for Minister of the Interior was confirmed by the Senate and he took up his new post that same day. A few hours earlier he had resigned as governor of Idaho. With the end of George W. Bush's presidency, Kempthorne also left the government in January 2009.

Web links

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• Dirk Kempthorne in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Dirk Kempthorne in the National Governors Association (English)
• Dirk Kempthorne at the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia (English)