Anthony Principi

Anthony Joseph Principi
4th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
In office January 23, 2001 – January 26, 2005
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Togo D. West, Jr. Hershel W. Gober, act.
Succeeded by	Robert James Nicholson
Acting United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
In office September 26, 1992 – January 20, 1993
President	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Ed Derwinski
Succeeded by	Jesse Brown
Born	April 16, 1944 (1944-04-16) (age 64) New York City
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	United States Naval Academy Seton Hall
Military service
Service/branch	United States Navy
Battles/wars	Vietnam War

Anthony Joseph Principi (born April 16, 1944) was the 4th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs. He was appointed by President George W. Bush on January 23, 2001, and resigned on January 26, 2005.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Political Controversy 4 References 5 Notes

Early life

Principi is a 1967 graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, and first saw active duty aboard the destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy. He later served in the Vietnam War, commanding a River Patrol Unit in the Mekong Delta.

Principi earned his Juris Doctor degree from Seton Hall in 1975 and was assigned to the United States Navy's Judge Advocate General Corps in San Diego, California. In 1980, he was transferred to Washington as a legislative counsel for the Department of the Navy.

Career

Principi has worked on national policy issues and has held several executive-level positions in federal government throughout his career. He chaired the Federal Quality Institute in 1991, and was chairman of the Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance established by Congress in 1996.^[1]

Principi served as Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, VA's second-highest executive position, from March 17, 1989, to September 26, 1992, when he was named Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs by President George H. W. Bush. He served in that position until January 1993. Following that appointment, he served as Republican chief counsel and staff director of the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services.

From 1984 to 1988, he served as Republican chief counsel and staff director of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. He was the Veterans Administration's assistant deputy administrator for congressional and public affairs from 1983 to 1984, following three years as counsel to the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Political Controversy

On March 29, 2008, The Los Angeles Times reported that, "The California company headed by former Veterans Affairs Secretary Anthony J. Principi overcharged the agency some $6 million under a long-term contract to conduct physical evaluations on veterans applying for disability benefits" in a recent government audit.^[2]

References

Notes

"Veterans Affairs was overcharged about $6 million, audit finds", LA Times (2008-03-29). 

Government offices
Preceded by Hershel W. Gober (acting)	United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs Served Under: George W. Bush 2001–2005	Succeeded by Jim Nicholson
Preceded by Ed Derwinski	United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (acting) 1992 – 1993	Succeeded by Jesse Brown

v • d • e United States Secretaries of Veterans Affairs Derwinski • Brown • West • Gober (acting) • Principi • Nicholson • Peake

v • d • e Cabinet of President George W. Bush (2001 – present)   Cabinet Secretary of State Colin Powell (2001 – 2005) • Condoleezza Rice (2005 – present) Secretary of the Treasury Paul O'Neill (2001 – 2002) • John Snow (2002 – 2006) • Henry Paulson (2006 – present) Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (2001 – 2006) • Robert Gates (2006 – present) Attorney General John Ashcroft (2001 – 2005) • Alberto Gonzales (2005 – 2007) • Michael Mukasey (2007 – present) Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton (2001 – 2006) • Dirk Kempthorne (2006 – present) Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman (2001 – 2005) • Mike Johanns (2005 – 2007) • Ed Schafer (2008 – present) Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans (2001 – 2005) • Carlos Gutierrez (2005 – present) Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao (2001 – present) Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson (2001 – 2005) • Mike Leavitt (2005 – present) Secretary of Education Rod Paige (2001 – 2005) • Margaret Spellings (2005 – Present) Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Mel Martinez (2001 – 2003) • Alphonso Jackson (2003 – 2008) • Steve Preston (2008 – present) Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta (2001 – 2006) • Mary Peters (2006 – present) Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham (2001 – 2005) • Samuel Bodman (2005 – present) Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony Principi (2001 – 2005) • Jim Nicholson (2005 – 2007) • James Peake (2007 – present) Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge (2003 – 2005) • Michael Chertoff (2005 – present)   Cabinet-level Vice President Dick Cheney (2001 – present) White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card (2001 – 2006) • Joshua Bolten (2006 – present) Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Christine Whitman (2001 – 2003) • Mike Leavitt (2003 – 2005) • Stephen Johnson (2005 – present) Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mitch Daniels (2001 – 2003) • Joshua Bolten (2003 – 2006) • Rob Portman (2006 – 2007) • Jim Nussle (2007 – present) Director of National Drug Control Policy John Walters (2001 – present) Trade Representative Robert Zoellick (2001 – 2005) • Rob Portman (2005 – 2006) • Susan Schwab (2006 - present) Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Joe Allbaugh (2001 – 2003)

Persondata
NAME	Principi, Anthony
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Principi, Anthony Joseph
SHORT DESCRIPTION	4th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
DATE OF BIRTH	April 16, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH	New York City, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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