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Secretary of the Interior · 2001
Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior. The Senate voted 75–24 on the nomination on Jan 30, 2001 (Nomination Confirmed). Gale Ann Norton (born March 11, 1954) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 48th United States Secretary of the Interior under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2006. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served as the 35th Attorney General of Colorado from 1991 to 1999. Norton was the first woman to hold each of those posts.
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- Secretary of the Interior2001-01-31–2006-03-31
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- Secretary of the Interior
107th Congress · Nomination Confirmed75–24 · Jan 30, 2001
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Gale Ann Norton (born March 11, 1954) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 48th United States Secretary of the Interior under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2006. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served as the 35th Attorney General of Colorado from 1991 to 1999. Norton was the first woman to hold each of those posts.
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