Gale Norton

Gale Norton
48th United States Secretary of the Interior
In office January 31, 2001 – March 31, 2006
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Bruce Babbitt
Succeeded by	Dirk Kempthorne
35th Attorney General of Colorado
In office January 8, 1991 – January 12, 1999
Governor	Roy Romer
Preceded by	Duane Woodard
Succeeded by	Ken Salazar
Personal details
Born	(1954-03-11) March 11, 1954 (age 70) Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Political party	Republican Libertarian (Formerly)
Education	University of Denver (BA, JD)

Gale Ann Norton (born March 11, 1954) is an American politician and lawyer. She was the 48th United States Secretary of the Interior from 2001 to 2006 under President George W. Bush. She was the first woman to hold the position.^[1]

References

1. Tankersley, Jim; Meyer, Josh (September 17, 2009). "Former Interior Secretary Gale Norton is focus of corruption probe". Los Angeles Times.