Juanita M. Kreps

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Juanita M. Kreps
Juanita M. Kreps

Juanita Morris Kreps (born January 11, 1921) was U.S. Secretary of Commerce from January 23, 1977 until October 31, 1979 under President Jimmy Carter.

Born in Lynch, Kentucky, she graduated from Berea College in 1942 and earned her Master's and Ph.D. in economics at Duke University in 1944 and 1948, respectively. A specialist in labor demographics, Dr. Kreps has taught at Denison University, Hofstra College, Queens College, and Duke. She was the first woman Commerce Secretary.

With husband Clifton H. Kreps, Jr., the Kreps family has 3 children.

Preceded by
Elliot Richardson		 United States Secretary of Commerce
January 23, 1977 – October 31, 1979		 Succeeded by
Philip Morris Klutznick
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