Juanita M. Kreps | |
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24th United States Secretary of Commerce | |
In office January 23, 1977 – October 31, 1979 | |
President | Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | Elliot Richardson |
Succeeded by | Philip Klutznick |
Personal details | |
Born | Clara Juanita Morris January 11, 1921 Lynch, Kentucky, U.S. |
Died | July 5, 2010 Durham, North Carolina, U.S. | (aged 89)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Clifton Kreps |
Children | 3 |
Education | Berea College (BA) Duke University (MA, PhD) |
Clara Juanita Morris Kreps (January 11, 1921 – July 5, 2010)[1] was an American economist, educator and businesswoman who served as the 24th United States secretary of commerce under President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1979. A member of the Democratic Party, Kreps was the first woman to hold that post and the fourth female ever to serve in a presidential cabinet (alongside simultaneously appointed HUD Secretary Patricia Roberts Harris).[2]
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