Bill Northey
| Bill Northey | |
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| 4th Iowa Secretary of Agriculture | |
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Assumed office January 2, 2007 |
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| Governor |
Chet Culver Terry Branstad |
| Preceded by | Patty Judge |
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| Born | May 27, 1959 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Cindy |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Spirit Lake, Iowa, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Southwest Minnesota State University |
| Religion | Evangelical Free |
| Website | [4] |
William Howard "Bill" Northey (born May 27, 1959) is an American politician from the state of Iowa. A member of the Republican Party, he is the current Iowa Secretary of Agriculture. He was elected on November 7, 2006 and was sworn in on January 2, 2007. As Secretary of Agriculture he leads the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.
He graduated from Iowa State University with an undergraduate degree in Agricultural Business in 1981 and was a member of the FarmHouse Fraternity, serving as its president during his senior year. Northey received a Master in Business Administration degree from Southwest Minnesota State University in 2004.
Bill and his wife Cindy have three daughters, three granddaughters and one grandson.
Throughout his career in agriculture, Northey has been a leader in a variety of farm groups. From 1995-96, he served as president of the National Corn Growers Association and was chairman of the group in 1996-97. He also has led a number of committees for the Corn Growers.
Like his grandfather, E. Howard Hill, who served as president of the Iowa Farm Bureau from 1947–1963, Northey has been active in the Iowa Farm Bureau. He was named a “Friend of Agriculture” by the Iowa Farm Bureau Political Action Committee in 2006 and has served in a number of Farm Bureau offices at the county and state level, including serving as president, vice president and committee chairman of the Dickinson County Farm Bureau.
Northey has also served on the Iowa USDA Farm Service Agency State Committee, was a Dickinson County Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner and was a board member of Ag Ventures Alliance.
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