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
Other political affiliations	Libertarian (formerly)
Education	University of Denver (BA, JD)

Gale Ann Norton (born March 11, 1954) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 48th United States Secretary of the Interior under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2006. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served as the 35th Attorney General of Colorado from 1991 to 1999. Norton was the first woman to hold each of those posts.