Anne Gorsuch Burford

Anne Gorsuch Burford
4th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
In office May 5, 1981 – March 9, 1983
President	Ronald Reagan
Deputy	John Hernandez
Preceded by	Douglas M. Costle
Succeeded by	William Ruckelshaus
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 12th district
In office 1976–1980
Preceded by	David Gaon
Succeeded by	Don Eberle
Personal details
Born	Anne Irene McGill (1942-04-21)April 21, 1942 Casper, Wyoming, U.S.
Died	July 18, 2004(2004-07-18) (aged 62) Aurora, Colorado, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouses	David Gorsuch ​ ​ (m. 1964; div. 1982)​ Robert F. Burford ​ ​ (m. 1983; died 1993)​
Children	3, including Neil
Education	University of Colorado Boulder (BA, JD)

Anne Irene McGill Gorsuch Burford (/ˈɡɔːrsʌtʃ/ GOR-sutch; April 21, 1942 – July 18, 2004), also known as Anne M. Gorsuch, was an American attorney and politician. Between 1981 and 1983, while known as Anne M. Gorsuch, she served under President Ronald Reagan as the first female Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Her son is sitting Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Neil Gorsuch.