George P. Shultz Politician

George Pratt Shultz (born December 13, 1920) is an American economist, statesman, and businessman. He served as the United States Secretary of Labor from 1969 to 1970, as the director of the Office of Management and Budget from 1970 to 1972, as the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1972 to 1974, and as the U.S. Secretary of State from 1982 to 1989. Before entering politics, he was professor of economics at MIT and the University of Chicago, serving as Dean of the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business from 1962 to 1969. Between 1974 and 1982, Shultz was an executive at Bechtel, eventually becoming the firm's president. He is currently a distinguished fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.Shultz is one of only two individuals to serve in four United States Cabinet positions within the United States government. The other is Elliot Richardson.

Personal facts

George P. Shultz
Birth dateDecember 13, 1920
Birth place
New York City , New York
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Princeton University

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Office holder

deputy
military rank
Captain (United States)
office
11th United States Secretary of Labor
60th United States Secretary of State
62nd United States Secretary of the Treasury
19th Director of the Office of Management and Budget
party
Republican Party (United States)
president
service end1945
service start1942
successor

George P. Shultz on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://asmeascholars.com
  2. http://www.booknotes.org/Watch/44051-1/George+Shultz.aspx
  3. http://www.charlierose.com/guests/george-shultz
  4. http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/06/1412242
  5. http://www.econtalk.org/archives/_featuring/george_schultz
  6. http://www.turmoilandtriumph.org