Bill White (Texas politician)

Bill White
White in 2009
60th Mayor of Houston
In office January 2, 2004 – January 2, 2010
Preceded by	Lee P. Brown
Succeeded by	Annise Parker
United States Deputy Secretary of Energy
In office June 26, 1993 – January 20, 1995
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Linda Stuntz
Succeeded by	Charles B. Curtis
Personal details
Born	William Howard White (1954-06-16) June 16, 1954 (age 70) San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Andrea Ferguson
Children	3
Education	Harvard University (BA) University of Texas at Austin (JD)
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William Howard White (born June 16, 1954) is an American attorney, businessman and politician who was the 60th mayor of Houston from 2004 to 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Texas in the 2010 election, in which he lost to Republican Rick Perry. Before serving as Mayor, White was an attorney and businessman and served as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1995. White is on the membership roster of the Council on Foreign Relations.^[1]