Dirk Kempthorne

Dirk Kempthorne
49th United States Secretary of the Interior
In office May 26, 2006 – January 19, 2009
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Gale Norton
Succeeded by	Ken Salazar
Chair of the National Governors Association
In office August 19, 2003 – July 20, 2004
Preceded by	Paul Patton
Succeeded by	Mark Warner
30th Governor of Idaho
In office January 4, 1999 – May 26, 2006
Lieutenant	Butch Otter Jack Riggs Jim Risch
Preceded by	Phil Batt
Succeeded by	Jim Risch
United States Senator from Idaho
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999
Preceded by	Steve Symms
Succeeded by	Mike Crapo
51st Mayor of Boise
In office January 6, 1986 – January 5, 1993
Preceded by	Richard Eardley
Succeeded by	H. Brent Coles
Personal details
Born	Dirk Arthur Kempthorne (1951-10-29) October 29, 1951 (age 72) San Diego, California, U.S.[1]
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Patricia Kempthorne ​ (m. 1977)​
Children	2
Education	San Bernardino Valley College University of Idaho (BA)

Dirk Arthur Kempthorne (born October 29, 1951) is an American politician who served as the 49th United States Secretary of the Interior from 2006 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a United States Senator from Idaho from 1993 to 1999 and the 30th governor of Idaho from 1999 to 2006.

Kempthorne was first elected to public office as Mayor of Boise in 1985, where he served for seven years. He serves as a co-chair of the Democracy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center.^[2] In November 2010, he was appointed president and CEO of the American Council of Life Insurers.^[3]