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Rick Perry

American politician

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Rick Perry is an American politician who has held major state and federal positions throughout his career. His political decisions and tenure in office have made him a notable figure in U.S. politics.

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President: Donald Trump
Deputy: Dan Brouillette
Preceded by: Ernest Moniz
Succeeded by: Dan Brouillette
Lieutenant: Bill Ratliff , David Dewhurst
Governor: George W. Bush
Born: James Richard Perry , ( 1950-03-04 ) March 4, 1950 (age 76) , Haskell, Texas , U.S.
Party: Democratic (before 1989), Republican (1989–present)

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James Richard Perry (born March 4, 1950) is an American politician who served as the 14th United States secretary of energy from 2017 to 2019. He previously served as the 47th governor of Texas from 2000 to 2015 and ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for president of the United States in the 2012 and 2016 elections.

Born into a family of cotton farmers in Haskell, Texas, Perry graduated from Texas A&M University in 1972 and entered into the United States Air Force, serving a five-year stint and achieving the rank of captain. After leaving the Air Force in 1977, Perry returned to Texas and entered politics, serving as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1985 to 1991. Initially a Democrat, Perry switched parties in 1989 and became a Republican, and was elected Agriculture Commissioner of Texas the following year. In 1998, Perry was elected lieutenant governor of Texas, becoming the state's first Republican lieutenant governor since Reconstruction.