Mike Johanns
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| Assumed office January 21, 2005 |
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| Under President | George W. Bush |
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| Preceded by | Ann Veneman |
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41st Governor of Nebraska
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| In office 1999 – 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Ben Nelson |
| Succeeded by | Dave Heineman |
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| Born | June 18, 1950 Osage, Iowa |
| Political party | Republican |
| Religion | Catholic |
Michael Owen Johanns (born June 18, 1950 in Osage, Iowa) is an American Republican politician. A former Governor of Nebraska, he serves as the 28th, and current, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. He is the second Nebraskan to hold the position.
[edit] Early history
Johanns was born in Iowa and grew up living and working on his family's dairy farm. After graduating from high school, Johanns went on to study at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota in Winona. He earned a law degree from Creighton University. After his graduation, Johanns began practing law in O'Neill and Lincoln, Nebraska.
Johanns served on the Lancaster County Board from 1983-1987, and on the Lincoln City Council from 1989-1991. He was elected mayor of Lincoln in 1991 and 1995. He successfully ran for Governor of Nebraska in 1998.
Johanns was elected Governor in 1998 by defeating Democratic opponent Bill Hoppner by a margin of 54% to 46%. He won reelection in 2002 by a landslide, defeating Democrat Stormy Dean by a margin of 69% to 27%.
[edit] Current
On December 2, 2004, Johanns was nominated by President George W. Bush to replace outgoing Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman. As a result, he scrapped plans to run against Democratic Senator Ben Nelson in 2006. Johanns was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 20, 2005, hours after Bush's second inauguration. He tendered his resignation as Governor of Nebraska on that day. On the next day he was sworn in.
Johanns is married to Stephanie Johanns, a former Lancaster County Commissioner and Nebraska State Senator. They have two children and a dog, Murphy.
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| Preceded by: Bill Harris |
Mayor of Lincoln 1991 — 1998 |
Succeeded by: Dale Young |
| Preceded by: Ben Nelson |
Governors of Nebraska 1999 — 2005 |
Succeeded by: Dave Heineman |
| Preceded by: Ann Veneman |
United States Secretary of Agriculture Under President George W. Bush 2005 – present |
Succeeded by: Incumbent |
| Preceded by: Dirk Kempthorne |
United States Presidential Line of Succession 9th in line |
Succeeded by: Michael Leavitt |
| Preceded by: Dirk Kempthorne |
United States order of precedence as of 2006 |
Succeeded by: Carlos Gutierrez |
| Governors of Nebraska |  |
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| Butler • James • Furnas • Garber • Nance • Dawes • Thayer • Boyd • Thayer • Boyd • Crounse • Holcomb • Poynter • Dietrich • Savage • Mickey • Sheldon • Shallenberger • Aldrich • Morehead • Neville • McKelvie • Bryan • McMullen • Weaver • Bryan • Cochran • Griswold • Peterson • Crosby • Anderson • Brooks • Burney • Morrison • Tiemann • Exon • Thone • Kerrey • Orr • Nelson • Johanns • Heineman |
| United States Secretaries of Agriculture |  |
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| Colman • Rusk • Morton • Wilson • Houston • Meredith • HC Wallace • Gore • Jardine • Hyde • HA Wallace • Wickard • Anderson • Brannan • Benson • Freeman • Hardin • Butz• Knebel • Bergland • Block • Lyng • Yeutter • Madigan • Espy • Glickman • Veneman • Johanns |
| Current members of the Cabinet of President George W. Bush |  |
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| Bodman • Bolten • Chao • Cheney • Chertoff • Rumsfeld • Gonzales • Gutierrez • Jackson • Johanns • Johnson • Kempthorne • Leavitt • Nicholson • Paulson • Peters • Portman • Rice • Schwab • Spellings • Walters |
