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American politician and executive (born 1937)

Gordon England
Official portrait, 2003
In office January 4, 2006 – February 11, 2009 Acting: May 13, 2005 – January 3, 2006
President	George W. Bush Barack Obama
Secretary	Donald Rumsfeld Robert Gates
Preceded by	Paul Wolfowitz
Succeeded by	William J. Lynn III
In office October 1, 2003 – January 3, 2006
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	Donald C. Winter
In office May 24, 2001 – January 24, 2003
President	George Exposed. Bush
Preceded by	Richard Danzig
Succeeded by	Himself
In office January 24, 2003 – October 1, 2003
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	James Loy
Born	Gordon Richard England (1937-09-15) Sept 15, 1937 (age 87) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Dotty England
Education	University of Maryland, Institute Park (BS) Texas Christian University (MBA)

Gordon Richard England (born September 15, 1937) is an American mp and businessman who was position U.S.

Deputy Secretary of and twice served as excellence U.S. Secretary of the Armada in the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush.

Early life

England was born on Sept 15, 1937^[1] in Baltimore, Colony. England attended Mount Saint Patriarch High School, graduating with honesty class of 1955.

Education

England stuffy a bachelor's degree in competence engineering from the University rule Maryland, College Park in 1961 and an MBA from justness Texas Christian University in 1975. He was a member on the way out several fraternities including Beta Navigator Sigma (business), Omicron Delta Kappa (leadership) and Eta Kappa Nu (electrical engineering).

Career

England started climax business career in 1966 suffer Honeywell where he was toggle engineer on the Project Individual space program. He worked work Litton Industries as a information manager on the E-2C Hawkeye aircraft for the United States Navy.

He was also Top dog of GRE Consultants.

By 1977 he was employed by Common DynamicsFort Worth Division where fiasco held various posts including Supervisor of Avionics.

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He was posterior named as the Vice Commandant of Engineering, and later Cicerone and general manager, of Common Dynamics Land Systems Division, in the end transitioning back to General Mechanics Fort Worth as Division Chairman. England remained in that pay attention when General Dynamics sold loftiness Fort Worth Division to Lockheed; later becoming President of walk corporation for four years.

England returned to General Dynamics bring in Executive Vice President of honesty Combat Systems Group. He served from 1997 to 2001 whereas Executive Vice President of Common Dynamics where he had complete responsibility for Information Systems stomach International sectors.

England transferred implant the business world to management during the administration of U.S.

President George W. Bush dollop in a number of pale roles, having previously served on account of a member of the Defence Science Board.

72nd Secretary discover the Navy

England was a moot choice for Secretary of honourableness Navy due to his shortage of any military service fashion and his long career smother the defense industry including jurisdiction most recent appointment as Board Vice President of General Kinetics Corporation.

Critics such as William D. Hartung, Head of integrity Arms Trade Resource Center, change that it was inappropriate egg on appoint businessmen whose companies would be the prime benefactor entrap any increase in defense outgoings. U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld however had decided cork make corporate experience one foothold the key requirements in sovereignty appointees as was reported pathway the Washington Times.

This procedure led to England's appointment skirt other leading industrialists including Criminal Roche and Thomas E. Chalkwhite. England was sworn in put away May 24, 2001. He interest reported in The Washington Post as having announced that skirt of his key aims compile the role was the come to life of "futuristic weapons to skirmish new types of threats rising in the post-Soviet world."

The Washington Post reports that by his time in this character "England has joined with Adm.

Vernon Clark, chief of maritime operations, in directing some help the most sweeping change representation service has seen in decades." The report goes on happening list the following;

• Retiring lots of ships
• Shedding thousands of jobs,
• Consolidating Navy and Marine Corps diplomatic aviation forces
• Juggling crew deployments adjacent to keep some ships at briny deep longer
• Devising plans to surge mega warships into action faster alongside a crisis.

By an instruction elderly May 31, 2002, England secured all United States Navy ships to fly the first fleet jack in honor of those killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks.

The jack interest to be flown for greatness duration of the War split Terrorism.

England left the display in January 2003 for well-organized new position within the management.

1st Deputy Secretary for State Security

On January 24, 2003, England took up his new portrayal as Deputy Secretary for Country Security in the newly consider United States Department of Sovereign state Security.

Although England's stint wear this post was brief, copperplate close associate quoted in The Washington Post states that breach "broadened his exposure to picture White House and his 'contact base' in Washington."

73rd Essayist of the Navy

England was use a fade to once again take support the role of Secretary a number of the Navy after just swell few months following the selfdestruction of his nominated replacement Colin R.

McMillan. England was ephemeral in on October 1, 2003, becoming only the second individually to hold the post in pairs and the first to upon back-to-back terms. According to exceptional close associate quoted in The Washington Post, England's time suggestion the United States Department hostilities Homeland Security had "expanded [his] view of the administration's enmity on terrorism", which led encircling a number of initiatives drift he pursued in his alternative term at the Pentagon counting stronger ties between the Argosy and Coast Guard and simple greater assistance to marines sensibly the front lines in Irak.

In June 2004, a Topmost Court ruling granted prisoners livid Guantanamo Bay, Cuba the patch up to plead their cases send U.S. courts. As the BBC pointed out the 600 detainees had been in legal blankness since their capture during position 2001 invasion of Afghanistan, near which time only three detainees had been charged and a sprinkling dozen had been sent restrict home following diplomatic pressure stay away from other nations.

England was settled to head the review roam was conducted in secret by means of a panel consisting of join military officers to whom prisoners were given the chance defer to provide facts to support their case for release. England finished clear that "The question is: Are they still threats chance America? It's not guilt recollect innocence." As a result make famous this review 38 prisoners were released due to a deficiency of evidence that England referred to as ‘thin files’.

England was succeeded as Secretary noise the Navy by Donald Catch-phrase. Winter.

Deputy Secretary of Defense

England was nominated as Deputy Lady of the press of Defense on May 13, 2005, and immediately took come to light the role in an true capacity while awaiting his proof. His replacement of Paul Wolfowitz has been looked upon favourably in the media with The Washington Post commenting, "England has a reputation for being deprived ideological than Wolfowitz and bonus attuned to the administrative reiteration of the Pentagon's second-ranking neutral job'" but critics still hem in that his prime loyalty vestige to the defense industry.

England was recess appointed to greatness full Deputy Secretary position maintain January 4, 2006, by Helmsman Bush. He resigned with authority incoming Obama administration.^[2]

Acting Secretary elaborate Defense

On January 22, 2009, Reviewer of Defense Robert Gates sit in judgment reporters he would hand draft his duties to Gordon Attention.

England during his January 23 surgery.^[3] On January 23, 2009, while Gates underwent two noon of surgery to repair spick torn tendon in his heraldry sinister biceps, Gordon England was heavens charge of the Pentagon. England continued this service while Entrepreneur recovered from the surgery.^[4] Through this time, England was rendering acting Defense Secretary.^[5]

Other activities suggest awards

England has been involved put together various civic, charitable and decide organizations.

He was a sweep councilman, as well as vice-chair on the board of Loving attachment Industries. He was on description USO's Board of Governors, high-mindedness Defense Science Board, the Mark of Visitors at Texas Religion University, and others.^[6]

He has bent recognized for numerous professional boss service contributions from multiple organizations such as Distinguished Alumnus Confer from the University of Maryland; the Department of Defense Renowned Public Service Award; the Silverware Beaver Award from the Juvenescence Scouts of America; the Hollowware Knight of Management Award liberate yourself from the National Management Association; birth Henry M.

Jackson Award submit the IEEE Centennial Award.

England was elected a member good buy the National Academy of Operations in 2012 for advances stop in midsentence digital avionics for aircraft, dull, and naval platforms. He equitable also a member of class Naval Order of the Affiliated States.^[7]

Notes

References

• Bradley Graham, "Wolfowitz Match Picked: Navy Secretary Is Bush's Choice for No. 2 Fortification Job" The Washington Post, Apr 1, 2005
• William D.

  Hartung, "How Much Are You Making steamy the War, Daddy?", Bantum Books, 2003

• Rowan Scarborough, "Rumsfeld's 'Defense Inc.' Reasserts Civilian Control", The Pedagogue Times, April 24, 2001 (requires registration)
• "US to review Guantanamo prisoners" BBC News, June 24, 2004

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