Samuel Bodman

Sam Bodman
11th United States Secretary of Energy
In office January 31, 2005 – January 20, 2009
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Spencer Abraham
Succeeded by	Steven Chu
United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
In office August 2004 – January 31, 2005
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Kenneth W. Dam
Succeeded by	Robert Kimmitt
United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce
In office January 22, 2001 – July 16, 2004
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Robert Mallett
Succeeded by	Theodore Kassinger
Personal details
Born	Samuel Wright Bodman III (1938-11-26)November 26, 1938 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	September 7, 2018(2018-09-07) (aged 79) El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Diane Petrella Barber
Education	Cornell University (BSc) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MSc, DSc)

Samuel Wright Bodman III (November 26, 1938 – September 7, 2018) was an American businessman, engineer, and politician who served as the 11th United States Secretary of Energy during the George W. Bush administration, from 2005 to 2009. He was also, at different times, the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury and the Deputy Secretary of Commerce.

In December 2004, Bodman was nominated to replace Spencer Abraham as the Energy Secretary and was confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate on January 31, 2005. During his tenure, he oversaw the security problems at Los Alamos National Laboratory and a budget in excess of $23 billion and over 100,000 federal and contractor employees.