Chuck Hagel
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1946-10-04
- Works
- 8
Top works
- Tiger among Us
- Voices of War
- America
- America
- Bilateral Tax Treaties and Protocol: Estonia, Latvia, Venezuela, Denmark, Lithuania, Slovenia, Italy, and Germany
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2
- Total plays
- 3
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Does corporate social responsibility affect the cost of capital?
· 2011 · cited 2,818x
- HiGlass: web-based visual exploration and analysis of genome interaction maps
· 2018 · cited 2,145x
- Creation of a Bacterial Cell Controlled by a Chemically Synthesized Genome
· 2010 · cited 2,117x
- Quark–gluon plasma and color glass condensate at RHIC? The perspective from the BRAHMS experiment
· 2005 · cited 1,934x
- The Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE)
· 2017 · cited 1,581x
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Key facts
- President
- Barack Obama
- Deputy
- Ash Carter, Christine Fox (acting), Robert O. Work
- Preceded by
- Leon Panetta
- Succeeded by
- Ash Carter
- Born
- Charles Timothy Hagel , ( 1946-10-04 ) October 4, 1946 (age 79) , North Platte, Nebraska , U.S.
- Party
- Republican
- Spouses
- Patricia Lloyd ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1979 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1982 ) Lilibet Ziller ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1985 )
- Education
- Brown College (attended), University of Nebraska, Omaha ( BGS )
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch service
- United States Army
- Years of service
- 1967–1968
- Rank
- Sergeant
Key dates
- Born
- 4 October 1946
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- North Platte
- Occupation
- business executive
- Position held
- United States senator
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
Article
Charles Timothy Hagel (/ˈheɪɡəl/ HAY-gəl; born October 4, 1946) is an American politician and Army veteran who served as the 24th United States secretary of defense from 2013 to 2015 in the administration of Barack Obama. He previously served as chairman of the president's Intelligence Advisory Board from 2009 to 2013 and as a United States senator representing Nebraska from 1997 to 2009.
A recipient of two Purple Hearts while an infantry squad leader in the Vietnam War, Hagel returned home to start careers in business and politics. He co-founded Vanguard Cellular, the primary source of his personal wealth, and served as president of the McCarthy Group, an investment banking firm, and CEO of American Information Systems Inc., a computerized voting machine manufacturer. A member of the Republican Party, Hagel was first elected to the United States Senate in 1996. He was reelected in 2002, but did not run in 2008.
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1946 births20th-century American Episcopalians20th-century United States senators21st-century American Episcopalians21st-century United States senatorsAmerican male non-fiction writersAmerican people of German descentAmerican people of Irish descentAmerican political writersAmerican politicians of Polish descentAmerican recipients of the Gallantry Cross (Vietnam)