Cecil D. Andrus Politician
Cecil Dale Andrus (born August 25, 1931) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as Governor of Idaho for 14 years; from 1971 to 1977 and again from 1987 to 1995. He served in Washington as U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1977 to 1981, during the Carter administration. Andrus lost his first gubernatorial election in 1966, but won four (1970, 1974, 1986, 1990) and served for longer as governor than anyone else in the state's history. In public life he was noted for his conservationist and environmental views and accomplishments.
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| service end | 1955 |
| service start | 1951 |
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