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Michael Chertoff
Secretary of Homeland Security · 2005
Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security. The Senate voted 98–0 on the nomination on Feb 15, 2005 (Nomination Confirmed).
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- Secretary of Homeland Security2005-02-15–2009-01-21
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- Secretary of Homeland Security
109th Congress · Nomination Confirmed98–0 · Feb 15, 2005
Biography
Michael Chertoff (born November 28, 1953) is an American attorney who was the second United States secretary of homeland security to serve under President George W. Bush. Chertoff also served for one additional day under President Barack Obama. He was the co-author of the USA PATRIOT Act.
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