Pete Geren
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| Peter "Pete" Geren | |
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| In office 1989 - 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Wright |
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| Succeeded by | Kay Granger |
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| Born | January 29, 1952 Fort Worth, Texas |
| Political party | Democratic |
Preston M. Geren (born January 29, 1952 in Fort Worth, Texas) became the 28th Under Secretary of the Army on February 21, 2006, following his nomination by President George W. Bush and confirmation by the United States Senate. As the Under Secretary, Mr. Geren is the Army's number two civilian leader. He serves as the deputy and senior advisor to the Secretary of the Army and is Acting Secretary in the absence of the Secretary.
As Under Secretary, Geren assists the Secretary in fulfilling statutory responsibilities for recruiting, supplying, equipping, training and mobilizing the Army and managing the Army's annual budget and supplemental of $160 billion and more than 1.3 million active duty, National Guard, Army Reserve and civilian personnel.
Pete Geren joined the Department of Defense in September of 2001 to serve as Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense with responsibilities in the areas of inter-agency initiatives, legislative affairs and special projects. On July 29, 2005, President Bush appointed Pete Geren the acting United States Secretary of the Air Force, a position he served in until the confirmation of his successor Michael Wynne in November 2005.
Prior to joining the Department of Defense, Geren was an attorney and businessman in Fort Worth, Texas.
From 1989 until his retirement in 1997, Geren was a member of the U.S. Congress, representing the Twelfth Congressional District of Texas for four terms. He was first elected in a special election to succeed former Speaker of the House Jim Wright for the 12th congressional district in Texas, narrowly defeating Republican candidate Bob Lanier (not to be confused with the Houston mayor of the same name). Geren was re-elected for three more terms, but opted not to run for re-election in 1996. He was succeeded by Kay Granger.
Geren attended Georgia Tech from 1970 to 1973 and received his BA from the University of Texas in 1974 and his JD from University of Texas Law School in 1978.
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| Preceded by: Jim Wright |
U.S. Representative for Texas' 12th Congressional District 1989–1997 |
Succeeded by: Kay Granger |
| Preceded by: Michael L. Dominguez (acting) |
United States Secretary of the Air Force (acting) July 29, 2005–November 4, 2005 |
Succeeded by: Michael Wynne |
