Gina McCarthy

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Gina McCarthy (2013)

Regina A. "Gina" McCarthy (born May 3, 1954 in Boston , Massachusetts ) is an American expert on environmental health and air pollution . From July 2013 to January 2017, she headed the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Life

McCarthy studied anthropology at the University of Massachusetts in Boston; after completing her bachelor's degree in 1976, she completed a master’s program at Tufts University in 1981 .

She worked for the State Department of Environmental Protection and until 2004 in the administration of the state of Massachusetts.

From 2009 McCarthy was Deputy Head of the EPA; in July 2013, she was appointed director under US President Obama . Her term ended on January 20, 2017, the day Donald Trump took office as US President . Trump nominated Scott Pruitt was her successor from February 17, 2017 to July 6, 2018.

Private

McCarthy is married with three children.

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ US Environmental Protection Agency. Gina McCarthy, Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation ( Memento of the original from May 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved February 22, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www2.epa.gov
  2. ↑ a b c The Washington Post (March 4, 2013). Obama nominates McCarthy for EPA, Moniz for Energy chief Read . - Thehill.com March 4, 2013
  3. ^ Sandy Smith: Gina McCarthy Confirmed as EPA Administrator . In: EHS Today , July 18, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2013. 
  4. ^ Barack Obama: Remarks by the President in Personnel Announcements . In: White House Press Release , March 4, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2013. 
personal data
SURNAME McCarthy, Gina
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McCarthy, Regina A.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American expert on environmental health and air pollution
DATE OF BIRTH May 3, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Boston , Massachusetts