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Sonny Perdue
Secretary of Agriculture · 2017
Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture. The Senate voted 87–11 on the nomination on Apr 24, 2017 (Nomination Confirmed). George Ervin "Sonny" Perdue III is an American politician, veterinarian, and businessman who served as the 31st United States secretary of agriculture from 2017 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 81st governor of Georgia from 2003 to 2011 and as a member of the Georgia State Senate from 1991 to 2002.
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- Secretary of Agriculture2017-04-25–2021-01-20
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- Secretary of Agriculture
115th Congress · Nomination Confirmed87–11 · Apr 24, 2017
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George Ervin "Sonny" Perdue III is an American politician, veterinarian, and businessman who served as the 31st United States secretary of agriculture from 2017 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 81st governor of Georgia from 2003 to 2011 and as a member of the Georgia State Senate from 1991 to 2002.
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