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Encyclopedia > Michael O. Leavitt
Michael O. Leavitt
Michael O. Leavitt

Michael Okerlund Leavitt (born February 11, 1951 in Cedar City, Utah) is an American, and is currently the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Image File history File links Mike_Leavitt. ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Cedar City is a city located in Iron County, Utah, a 3½ hour drive south on Interstate 15 from Salt Lake City. ... The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services is the head of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, concerned with The Secretary is a member of the Presidents Cabinet. ...

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Personal

Leavitt graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics and business from Southern Utah University and married Jacalyn Smith. They are the parents of five children. Southern Utah University, or SUU, is located in Cedar City, Utah. ...


Leavitt is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ...


Career

A Republican, Leavitt was the 14th Governor of the state of Utah. He was first elected in 1992, then he was re-elected in 1996 (with the largest vote total in state history) and in 2000 became only the second governor in Utah history to be re-elected to a third term. The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party), is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Democratic Party. ... List of Utah Governors Heber M. Wells Republican 1896-1905 John C. Cutler Republican 1905-1909 William Spry Republican 1909-1917 Simon Bamberger Democrat 1917-1921 Charles R. Mabey Republican 1921-1925 George H. Dern Democrat 1925-1933 Henry H. Blood Democrat 1933-1941 Herbert B. Maw Democrat 1941-1949... Official language(s) English Capital Salt Lake City Largest city Salt Lake City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 13th 219,887 km² 435 km 565 km 3. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...


On August 11, 2003, Governor Leavitt was nominated by President George W. Bush to be the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at a press conference in Aurora, Colorado. He was confirmed to this office on October 28, 2003 by a vote of 88-8 in the United States Senate. Leavitt resigned the Utah governor's office on November 5. He was sworn in as the 10th Administrator of the EPA the following day. Leavitt served as the Administrator of the EPA until January 26, 2005, when he became the Secretary of Health and Human Services. August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States. ... EPA redirects here. ... Aurora is a city full of pussies divided between Arapahoe County and Adams County in Colorado, with a small portion lying in Douglas County. ... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is the head of the United States federal governments Environmental Protection Agency, and is thus responsible for enforcing the nations Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, as well as numerous other environmental statutes. ... The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is the head of the United States federal governments Environmental Protection Agency, and is thus responsible for enforcing the nations Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, as well as numerous other environmental statutes. ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Leavitt also serves on the Homeland Security Advisory Council. The Homeland Security Advisory Council is part of the Executive Office of the President. ...


Mr. Leavitt has described the most serious threat to American security as the avian flu virus. Mr. Leavitt's cited the work of the World Health Organization's Dr. Michael McCoy as the most probative scientific work into the threat of the avian flu. Avian influenza (also known as bird flu) is a type of influenza virulent in birds. ... The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) A virus is a microscopic parasite that infects cells in biological organisms. ... WHO emblem The World Health Organization (WHO) is an agency of the United Nations, acting as a coordinating authority on international public health, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. ...


On December 13, 2004, Leavitt was nominated by Bush to succeed Tommy Thompson as Secretary of Health and Human Services and was confirmed by the Senate by voice vote on January 26, 2005. December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tommy G. Thompson Tommy George Thompson (born November 19, 1941) is a politician and was the 19th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). ... The United States Department of Health and Human Services, often abbreviated HHS, is a Cabinet department of the United States government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... A voice vote is a vote taken on a topic where the participants respond to a question with yea (yes), nay (no), or present (abstain). ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Electoral History

  • 2000 Race for Governor
    • Mike Leavitt (R) (inc.), 56%
    • Bill Orton (D), 42%
  • 1996 Race for Governor
    • Mike Leavitt (R) (inc.), 75%
    • Jim Bradley (D), 23%
  • 1992 Race for Governor
    • Mike Leavitt (R), 42%
    • Merrill Cook (I), 34%
    • Stewart Hanson (D), 23%

External links

  • Biography of the Secretary
Preceded by:
Norman H. Bangerter		 Governor of Utah
1993–2003		 Succeeded by:
Olene S. Walker
Preceded by:
Marianne L. Horinko		 Administrator of the EPA
2003–2005		 Succeeded by:
Stephen L. Johnson
Preceded by:
Tommy Thompson		 U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
2005–present		 Incumbent
Preceded by:
Mike Johanns		 United States Presidential Line of Succession Succeeded by:
Alphonso Jackson
Governors of Utah
Utah State Flag
Wells | Cutler | Spry | Bamberger | Mabey | Dern | Blood | Maw | Lee | Clyde | Rampton | Matheson | Bangerter | Leavitt | Walker | Huntsman
Administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency Seal of the Environmental Protection Agency
Train | Costle | Burford | Ruckelshaus | Thomas | Reilly | Browner | Whitman | Leavitt | Johnson
United States Secretaries of Health and Human Services Seal of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
Harris | Schweiker | Heckler | Bowen | Sullivan | Shalala | Thompson | Leavitt


 

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