Dan Glickman | |
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![]() Glickman as the 26th US Secretary of Agriculture, January 1995 – 2001 | |
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Motion Picture Association of America | |
In office 2004–2010 | |
Preceded by | Jack Valenti |
Succeeded by | Chris Dodd |
26th United States Secretary of Agriculture | |
In office March 30, 1995 – January 20, 2001 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Mike Espy |
Succeeded by | Ann Veneman |
Chair of the House Intelligence Committee | |
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | |
Preceded by | Dave McCurdy |
Succeeded by | Larry Combest |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 4th district | |
In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1995 | |
Preceded by | Garner E. Shriver |
Succeeded by | Todd Tiahrt |
Personal details | |
Born | Daniel Robert Glickman November 24, 1944 Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Rhoda Yura (m. 1966) |
Children | 2, including Jonathan |
Education | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (BA) George Washington University (JD) |
Daniel Robert Glickman (born November 24, 1944) is an American politician, lawyer, lobbyist, and nonprofit leader. He served as the United States secretary of agriculture from 1995 until 2001 in the Clinton administration. He previously represented Kansas's 4th congressional district as a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives for 18 years.[1]
Following his departure from public office, Glickman led Harvard University's School of Government and Institute of Politics.[1]
He was Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) from 2004 to 2010.[2]
He serves as a Senior Fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center, where he focuses on public health, national security, and economic policy issues. He also co-chairs BPC's Democracy Project[3] and co-leads the center's Nutrition and Physical Activity Initiative.
He also serves on the board of directors of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange,[4] MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger,[5] the board of Friends of the World Food Program[6] and is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.[7] He also serves on the Council on American Politics at the George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management.[8]