Cecil Andrus

Cecil Andrus
26th and 28th Governor of Idaho
In office
January 5, 1987 – January 2, 1995
LieutenantButch Otter
Preceded byJohn V. Evans
Succeeded byPhil Batt
In office
January 4, 1971 – January 23, 1977
LieutenantJack M. Murphy
John V. Evans
Preceded byDon Samuelson
Succeeded byJohn V. Evans
42nd United States Secretary of the Interior
In office
January 23, 1977 – January 20, 1981
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byThomas S. Kleppe
Succeeded byJames G. Watt
Chair of the National Governors Association
In office
July 4, 1976 – January 23, 1977
Preceded byRobert D. Ray
Succeeded byReubin Askew
Personal details
Born
Cecil Dale Andrus

(1931-08-25)August 25, 1931
Hood River, Oregon, U.S.
DiedAugust 24, 2017(2017-08-24) (aged 85)
Boise, Idaho, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Carol May
(m. 1949)
Children3
EducationOregon State University
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service1951–1955
RankPetty officer, second class
UnitU.S. Naval Reserve
Battles/warsKorean War
Cold War

Cecil Dale Andrus (August 25, 1931 – August 24, 2017) was an American politician who served as 26th and 28th governor of Idaho, for a total of fourteen years.[1][2][3] A Democrat, he also served as U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1977 to 1981 during the Carter Administration. Andrus lost his first gubernatorial election in 1966 but won four (in 1970, 1974, 1986, and 1990) and his fourteen years as governor is the most in state history. He is the most recent Democrat to have held the office.

In public life, Andrus was noted for his strong conservationist and environmental views and accomplishments,[4] and an Idaho wildlife preserve established in 1993 in Washington County is named the Cecil D. Andrus Wildlife Management Area in his honor.[5][6] In 2018, the Cecil D. Andrus–White Clouds Wilderness was renamed after him.[7] A political liberal, he protected the environment by minimizing the control of business interests held over the public domain and by concentrating decision-making in the hands of experts in the Interior Department. He argued that environmentalism can and must coexist with positive economic development.[8]

  1. ^ Smith, Harrison (August 25, 2017). "Cecil Andrus, defender of Alaska's wilderness as Carter's interior secretary, dies at 85". Washington Post. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  2. ^ Yardley, William (August 25, 2017). "Cecil D. Andrus, 85, Carter's preservationist Interior Secretary, dies". The New York Times. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  3. ^ Kruesi, Kimberlee; Ridler, Keith (August 25, 2017). "Idaho's Cecil Andrus dies; as Interior secretary, he helped conserve Alaska land". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference andidgg was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Cecil Andrus Wildlife Management Area". Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Archived from the original on October 1, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  6. ^ White, Jim (April 2006). "Cecil D. Andrus Wildlife Management Area Long Range Management Plan" (PDF). Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 2, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  7. ^ "Andrus spent his life protecting this iconic Idaho wilderness; now it will carry his name". idahostatesman. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  8. ^ Anne Becher and Joseph Richey, American Environmental Leaders: From Colonial Times to the Present (2 vol, 2nd ed. 2008) pp 27–29.

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