Les Aspin |
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Official portrait, c. 1993–1994 |
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In office May 26, 1994 – May 21, 1995 |
President | Bill Clinton |
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Preceded by | William Crowe |
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Succeeded by | Warren Rudman (acting) |
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In office January 21, 1993 – February 3, 1994 |
President | Bill Clinton |
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Deputy | William Perry |
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Preceded by | Dick Cheney |
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Succeeded by | William Perry |
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In office January 3, 1985 – January 20, 1993 |
Preceded by | Melvin Price |
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Succeeded by | Ron Dellums |
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In office January 3, 1971 – January 20, 1993 |
Preceded by | Henry Schadeberg |
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Succeeded by | Peter Barca |
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Born | Leslie Aspin Jr. (1938-07-21)July 21, 1938 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
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Died | May 21, 1995(1995-05-21) (aged 56) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
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Political party | Democratic |
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Spouse(s) |
Maureen Shea
( m. 1969; div. 1979) |
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Education | Yale University (BA) University of Oxford (MPhil) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD) |
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Branch/service | United States Army |
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Years of service | 1966–1968 |
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Rank | Captain |
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Leslie Aspin Jr. (July 21, 1938 – May 21, 1995) was an American Democratic Party politician and economist. He was the U.S. representative for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district from 1971 to 1993. He later was the 18th United States Secretary of Defense under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1994.[1]
Aspin died on May 21, 1995 at a hospital in Washington, D.C. from a stroke caused by heart disease, aged 56.[2]
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