James H. Burnley IV

James Horace Burnley IV

9th United States Secretary of Transportation
In office October 1, 1987 – December 2, 1987 (acting) December 3, 1987 – January 30, 1989
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Elizabeth Dole
Succeeded by	Samuel K. Skinner
Personal details
Born	July 30, 1948 Greensboro, North Carolina
Alma mater	Yale University Harvard University

James Horace Burnley IV (30 July 1948, Greensboro, North Carolina) is an American politician and lawyer.

He graduated magna cum laude from Yale University in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts and got his Juris Doctor from Harvard University in 1973. From 1983 to 1987 he served as Deputy Secretary of Transportation until he became U.S. Secretary of Transportation outright from 1987 to 1989. In 1996, he was a senior advisor to Robert Dole's Presidential campaign.

He later served on the board of directors of Infrasoft, Inc. From 2001 to at least 2003 he worked as a lobbyist for the airline industry.

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Political offices
Preceded by Elizabeth Dole	United States Secretary of Transportation Served under: Ronald Reagan 1987–1989	Succeeded by Samuel K. Skinner

United States Secretaries of Transportation

Boyd • Volpe • Brinegar • Coleman • Adams • Goldschmidt • Lewis • Dole • Burnley • Skinner • Card • Peña • Slater • Mineta • Peters • LaHood

Cabinet

Secretary of State	Alexander M. Haig, Jr. (1981–1982) · George P. Shultz (1982–1989)

Secretary of the Treasury	Donald T. Regan (1981–1985) · James A. Baker, III (1985–1988) · Nicholas F. Brady (1988–1989)

Secretary of Defense	Caspar Weinberger (1981–1987) · Frank C. Carlucci (1987–1989)

Attorney General	William French Smith (1981–1985) · Edwin Meese III (1985–1988) · Richard L. Thornburgh (1988–1989)

Secretary of the Interior	James G. Watt (1981–1983) · William P. Clark, Jr. (1983–1985) · Donald P. Hodel (1985–1989)

Secretary of Agriculture	John R. Block (1981–1986) · Richard E. Lyng (1986–1989)

Secretary of Commerce	Malcolm Baldrige, Jr. (1981–1987) · C. William Verity, Jr. (1987–1989)

Secretary of Labor	Raymond J. Donovan (1981–1985) · William E. Brock (1985–1987) · Ann Dore McLaughlin (1987–1989)

Secretary of Health and Human Services	Richard S. Schweiker (1981–1983) · Margaret M. Heckler (1983–1985) · Otis R. Bowen (1985–1989)

Secretary of Education	T. H. Bell (1981–1985) · William J. Bennett (1985–1988) · Lauro F. Cavazos (1988–1989)

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	Samuel R. Pierce, Jr. (1981–1989)

Secretary of Transportation	Andrew L. Lewis, Jr. (1981–1983) · Elizabeth H. Dole (1983–1987) · James H. Burnley IV (1988–1989)

Secretary of Energy	James B. Edwards (1981–1983) · Donald P. Hodel (1983–1985) · John S. Herrington (1985–1989)

Cabinet-level

Vice President	George H. W. Bush (1981–1989)

Director of Central Intelligence	William J. Casey (1981–1987) · William H. Webster (1987–1989)

Ambassador to the United Nations	Jeane Kirkpatrick (1981–1985) · Vernon A. Walters (1985–1989)

Trade Representative	William E. Brock, III (1981–1985) · Clayton K. Yeutter (1985–1989)

Persondata
Name	Burnley, James H. IV
Alternative names
Short description	U.S. Secretary of Transportation
Date of birth	1948
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