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Deb Haaland
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American politician (born 1960)
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Deb Haaland is an American politician and business executive born in Winslow in 1960. She serves as the United States Secretary of the Interior and previously held a seat in the United States House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party and the Congressional Progressive Caucus, she works in Washington, D.C. Haaland is a Catholic who speaks English.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Juris Doctor from the University of New Mexico and the University of California, Los Angeles. Born Debra Anne Haaland, she is also known by the name Deb Haaland.
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Key facts
- President
- Joe Biden
- Deputy
- Tommy Beaudreau , Laura Daniel-Davis (acting)
- Preceded by
- David Bernhardt
- Succeeded by
- Doug Burgum
- Born
- Debra Anne Haaland , ( 1960-12-02 ) December 2, 1960 (age 65) , Winslow, Arizona , U.S.
- Citizenship
- American, Laguna Pueblo
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouse
- Skip Sayre ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2021 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2025 )
- Education
- University of New Mexico ( BA , JD ), University of California, Los Angeles (attended)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Debra
- Gender
- female
- Place of birth
- Winslow
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- United States Secretary of the Interior
- Educated at
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Academic degree
- Juris Doctor
- Official website
- www.doi.gov/secretary-deb-haaland
- Image
- Deb Haaland, official portrait, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
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- Commons category
- Deb Haaland
- date of birth
- 1960-12-02
- Commons Creator page
- Deb Haaland
- member of
- Congressional Progressive Caucus
- name in native language
- Deb Haaland
- P10632
- Deb Haaland
- birth name
- Debra Anne Haaland
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Encyclopedic overview
Debra Anne Haaland (/ˈhɑːlənd/; born December 2, 1960) is an American politician who served as the 54th United States secretary of the interior from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as the U.S. representative for New Mexico's 1st congressional district from 2019 to 2021 and was chair of the New Mexico Democratic Party from 2015 to 2017. Haaland, a Native American, is an enrolled member of the Laguna Pueblo tribe.
Haaland's congressional district included most of Albuquerque and most of its suburbs. Along with Sharice Davids, she is one of the first two Native American women elected to the U.S. Congress. She is a political progressive who supports the Green New Deal and Medicare for All.
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