Janet Reno | |
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78th United States Attorney General | |
In office March 12, 1993 – January 20, 2001 | |
Preceded by | William Barr |
Succeeded by | John Ashcroft |
Personal details | |
Born | Miami, Florida, United States | July 21, 1938
Died | November 7, 2016 (aged 78) Miami, Florida, United States |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Cornell University Harvard Law School |
Janet Reno (June 21, 1938 – November 7, 2016) was the United States Attorney General from 1993 to 2001, under President Bill Clinton. She was the first woman to ever have this job.[1]
Reno died on November 7, 2016 from complications of Parkinson's disease, aged 78.