Les Aspin

Les Aspin
Official portrait, c. 1993–1994
Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board
In office May 26, 1994 – May 21, 1995
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	William Crowe
Succeeded by	Warren Rudman (acting)
18th United States Secretary of Defense
In office January 21, 1993 – February 3, 1994
President	Bill Clinton
Deputy	William Perry
Preceded by	Dick Cheney
Succeeded by	William Perry
Chair of the House Armed Services Committee
In office January 3, 1985 – January 20, 1993
Preceded by	Melvin Price
Succeeded by	Ron Dellums
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 1st district
In office January 3, 1971 – January 20, 1993
Preceded by	Henry Schadeberg
Succeeded by	Peter Barca
Personal details
Born	Leslie Aspin Jr. (1938-07-21)July 21, 1938 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	May 21, 1995(1995-05-21) (aged 56) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Maureen Shea ​ ​ (m. 1969; div. 1979)​
Education	Yale University (BA) University of Oxford (MPhil) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD)
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1966–1968
Rank	Captain
Les Aspin's voice Aspin, as chair of the House Armed Services Committee, speaks on the use of force against Iraq Recorded January 12, 1991

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]

1. ↑ "Leslie Aspin - William J. Clinton Administration". Office of the Secretary of Defense - Historical Office.
2. ↑ "Les Aspin, 56, Dies; Member of Congress And Defense Chief". The New York Times. May 22, 1995. Retrieved November 25, 2024.