Nicholas F. Brady

Nicholas F. Brady
Official portrait of Brady as Secretary of the Treasury
68th United States Secretary of the Treasury
In office September 15, 1988 – January 17, 1993
President	Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	James Baker
Succeeded by	Lloyd Bentsen
United States Senator from New Jersey
In office April 12, 1982 – December 27, 1982
Appointed by	Thomas Kean
Preceded by	Harrison A. Williams
Succeeded by	Frank Lautenberg
Personal details
Born	Nicholas Frederick Brady (1930-04-11) April 11, 1930 (age 94) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Kitty Douglas ​ ​ (m. 1952; died 2021)​
Children	4
Education	Yale University (BA) Harvard University (MBA)
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Nicholas Frederick Brady (born April 11, 1930) is an American politician from the state of New Jersey, who served as the United States Secretary of the Treasury under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush from 1988 to 1993, and is also known for articulating the Brady Plan in March 1989. In April 1982, he was appointed to finish the unexpired term of Harrison A. Williams as a member of the United States Senate following Williams' resignation due to a planned expulson vote in the wake of the Abscam sting operation. Brady is the last Republican to hold New Jersey's Class 1 U.S. Senate seat.