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John S. Herrington

Secretary of Energy · 1985

John S. Herrington, Secretary of Energy. The Senate voted 93–1 on the nomination on Feb 6, 1985 (). John Stewart Herrington (born May 31, 1939) is an American Republican politician and businessman who served as the fifth United States secretary of energy under Ronald Reagan during his second term.

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Positions

  • Secretary of Energy1985-02-07–1989-01-20

Senate confirmation votes

  • Secretary of energy
    99th Congress ·     93–1 · Feb 6, 1985

Biography

John Stewart Herrington (born May 31, 1939) is an American Republican politician and businessman who served as the fifth United States secretary of energy under Ronald Reagan during his second term.

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