George W. Bush (2001-2009) — 43. G.W. BUSH

OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
Gale Ann Norton

BORN:
March 11, 1954;
Wichita, Kansas

EDUCATION:
University of Denver (BA, JD)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Republican

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1978-79:
Clerk, Colorado Court of Appeals
1979-1983:
Lawyer, Mountain States Legal Foundation
1984-1985:
Assistant to the Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture
1985-1987:
Associate Solicitor, U.S. Department of the Interior
1987-1990:
Private Law Practice
1991-1999:
Attorney General of Colorado
1999-2006:
Private Law Practice
2001-2006:
U.S. Secretary of the Interior

PORTRAITS:

Official Department of the Interior Portrait

RESOURCES:

8/15/2003: President George Bush and Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton at the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Thousand Oaks, California (National Archives)

White House
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia

MEDIA COVERAGE:

6/13/2002: Interior Secretary Gale Norton meets with President Bush in the Oval Office (White House photo by Paul Morse)

INTERIOR NOMINATION (12/29/2000)
New York Times
Washington Post

INTERIOR RESIGNATION (3/10/2006)
New York Times
Denver Post
Los Angeles Times