Samuel W. Bodman | |
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11th United States Secretary of Energy | |
In office January 31, 2005 – January 20, 2009 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Spencer Abraham |
Succeeded by | Steven Chu |
Deputy Secretary of the Treasury | |
In office February 2004 – January 2005 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Kenneth W. Dam |
Succeeded by | Robert Kimmitt |
Personal details | |
Born | Chicago, Illinois, United States | November 26, 1938
Died | September 7, 2018 El Paso, Texas, United States | (aged 79)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | M. Diane Bodman |
Alma mater | Cornell University (B.S.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sc.D.) |
Samuel Wright Bodman III (November 26, 1938 – September 7, 2018) was an American politician. He was the 11th United States Secretary of Energy.[1] He was previously the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury and the Deputy Secretary of Commerce.
Bodman died in El Paso, Texas on September 7, 2018 at the age of 79.[2] The cause of death was complications from primary progressive aphasia.[3]