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Updated 11 October, 2003

Biography:
Spencer Abraham
Former Secretary of Energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo of Spencer AbrahamSpencer Abraham became the nation's 10th Secretary of Energy on January 20, 2001.  Hed led the department until 1 February 2005, when Samuel Wright Bodman was sworn in as the 11th Secretary of Energy.

Prior to becoming Secretary of Energy, Mr. Abraham served as a United States Senator from Michigan from 1995-2001 where he was the author of 22 pieces of legislation signed into law - an unprecedented accomplishment for a freshman Senator. Before his election to the Senate, Abraham served as co-chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) from 1991 to 1993. He was also Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party from 1983-1990 and Deputy Chief of Staff to Vice President Dan Quayle from 1990 to 1991.

Spencer Abraham and his wife, Jane, have three children. He is a native of Lansing, Michigan and a graduate of the Harvard University School of Law and Michigan State University.


 

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