Jeh Johnson
4th United States Secretary of Homeland Security
Jeh Charles Johnson (born September 11, 1957)[1] is an American civil and criminal trial lawyer. He was born in New York City. He was the United States Secretary of Homeland Security. He was the General Counsel of the Department of Defense from 2009 to 2012 during the first Obama Administration. He completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at Morehouse College (B.A.) and law at Columbia Law School (J.D.). he is the grandson of sociologist and Fisk University president Dr. Charles S. Johnson.
Jeh Johnson | |
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| 4th United States Secretary of Homeland Security | |
| In office December 23, 2013 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | Alejandro Mayorkas |
| Preceded by | Janet Napolitano |
| Succeeded by | John F. Kelly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jeh Charles Johnson September 11, 1957 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Susan DiMarco (1994–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Morehouse College (BA) Columbia University (JD) |
Johnson's first name is taken from a Liberian chief, who reportedly saved his grandfather’s life while he was on a League of Nations mission to Liberia in 1930.[2]
References
change- ↑ Nominations before the Senate Armed Services Committee, First Session, 111th Congress. S. Hrg. 111-362.
- ↑ Johnson, Charles S., Bitter Canaan: The Story of the Negro Republic Transaction Books (1987), page 1xxiii fn 171
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