Claude Allen | |
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| Director of the Domestic Policy Council | |
| In office January 5, 2005 – February 9, 2006 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Deputy | Tevi Troy |
| Preceded by | Margaret Spellings |
| Succeeded by | Karl Zinsmeister |
| United States Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services | |
| In office May 26, 2001 – January 5, 2005 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Kevin Thurm |
| Succeeded by | Alex Azar |
| 8th Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources | |
| In office January 17, 1998 – May 26, 2001 | |
| Governor | Jim Gilmore |
| Preceded by | Robert C. Metcalf |
| Succeeded by | Louis F. Rossiter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Claude Alexander Allen Jr. October 11, 1960 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Jannese |
| Education | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA) Duke University (JD) |
Claude Alexander Allen Jr. (born October 11, 1960) is an American attorney who was appointed to be Assistant to the President of the United States for Domestic Policy by George W. Bush.[1]
Allen grew up in Philadelphia and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University School of Law. He began his legal career in 1990 as a clerk for a federal judge, then was an associate with Baker Botts from 1991 to 1995 and the office of the Attorney General of Virginia from 1995 to 1998. From 1998 to 2001 Allen served as Secretary of Health and Human Services for the State of Virginia, and then became Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services under the George W. Bush administration.
Allen was appointed as Assistant to the President in January 2005. Allen then resigned February 9, 2006, stating he wanted to spend more time with his family. On March 10, 2006, news broke that Allen had been repeatedly stealing from retail stores Target and Hecht's by engaging in return fraud. Allen was cited by police for shoplifting on January 2, 2006, which triggered an investigation that resulted in Allen's arrest on felony counts of theft on March 9, 2006.[2][3] On August 4, 2006, as part of a plea bargain, Allen pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of theft.[4]
- ^ Dumke, N. M. (2005). "African-American Claude Allen Appointed as Bush's Domestic Policy Adviser". J Natl Med Assoc. 97 (4): 455. PMC 2568708.
- ^ [1] | March 11, 2006 | Former White House Aide Is Arrested on Theft Charges | JOHN FILES | ROBERT PEAR | [2]
- ^ Former Top Bush Aide Accused of Md. Thefts, The Washington Post – March 10, 2006
- ^ Londono, Ernesto (August 5, 2006). "Ex-Aide to Bush Pleads Guilty". The Washington Post.
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