Janet Napolitano Politician
Janet Ann Napolitano (/nəpɒlɨˈtænoʊ/; born November 29, 1957) is an American politician and lawyer who served as Governor of Arizona from 2003 to 2009 and United States Secretary of Homeland Security from 2009 to 2013, under President Barack Obama. She has been president of the University of California system since September 2013, shortly after she resigned as Secretary of Homeland Security. Prior to her election as governor, she served as Attorney General of Arizona from 1999 to 2003. She was the first woman and the 23rd person to serve in that office. Napolitano is the 1977 Truman Scholar from New Mexico.She has been the first female to serve in several offices, including Attorney General of Arizona, Secretary of Homeland Security, and president of the University of California.Forbes ranked her as the world's ninth most powerful woman in 2012. In 2008, she was cited by The New York Times to be among the women most likely to become the first female President of the United States. Some political commentators have suggested that she may run for President of the United States in the 2016 election. She has also been discussed as a contender for appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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| office | 21st Governor of Arizona 23rd Attorney General of Arizona 3rd United States Secretary of Homeland Security President of the University of California |
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