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Also known as Leon Edward Panetta

American politician, Secretary of Defense 2011–2013

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5

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Italy
Active from
1968-10-22
jazz

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Listeners
6
Total plays
32

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5 total works indexed

  1. A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance

    · 1957 · cited 16,823x

  2. A Theory of Social Comparison Processes

    · 1954 · cited 14,175x

  3. Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis

    · 2022 · cited 13,147x

  4. PhysioBank, PhysioToolkit, and PhysioNet

    · 2000 · cited 11,781x

  5. GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral

    · 2017 · cited 8,084x

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Key facts

President
Barack Obama
Deputy
William J. Lynn III , Ash Carter
Preceded by
Robert Gates
Succeeded by
Chuck Hagel
Constituency
16th district (1977–1993), 17th district (1993)
Born
Leon Edward Panetta , ( 1938-06-28 ) June 28, 1938 (age 87) , Monterey, California , U.S.
Party
Republican (before 1971), Democratic (1971–present)
Spouse
Sylvia Varni
Children
3, including Jimmy
Education
Santa Clara University ( BA , JD )
Allegiance
United States
Branch service
United States Army
Years of service
1964–1966
Rank
First Lieutenant
Awards
Army Commendation Medal

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Leon Panetta
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Leon Panetta
date of birth
1938-06-28
birth name
Leon Edward Panetta
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Leon Edward Panetta (born June 28, 1938) is an American retired politician and government official who served under several Democratic administrations as Secretary of Defense (2011–2013), Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (2009–2011), White House Chief of Staff (1994–1997), director of the Office of Management and Budget (1993–1994), as well as a U.S. representative from California (1977–1993).

Panetta was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1993. He served under President Bill Clinton as Director of the Office of Management and Budget from 1993 to 1994 and as White House Chief of Staff from 1994 to 1997. He cofounded the Panetta Institute for Public Policy in 1997 and served as a distinguished scholar to chancellor Charles B. Reed of the California State University system and as a professor of public policy at Santa Clara University.

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