Dan Glickman
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| Chairman and Chief Executive of the Motion Picture Association of America | |
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In office 2004–2010 |
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| Preceded by | Jack Valenti |
| Succeeded by | Chris Dodd |
| 26th United States Secretary of Agriculture | |
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In office March 30, 1995 – January 19, 2001 |
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| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Mike Espy |
| Succeeded by | Ann Veneman |
| Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee | |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 |
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| Speaker | Tom Foley |
| Preceded by | Dave McCurdy |
| Succeeded by | Larry Combest |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 4th district | |
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In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Garner E. Shriver |
| Succeeded by | Todd Tiahrt |
| Personal details | |
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Daniel Robert Glickman November 24, 1944 Wichita, Kansas |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Rhoda Joyce Yura (1966 - present) |
| Children |
Jonathan Glickman Amy Glickman |
| Alma mater |
University of Michigan (B.A.) George Washington University (J.D.) |
| Religion | Judaism |
Daniel Robert "Dan" Glickman (born November 24, 1944) is an American politician, academic and businessman. He served as the United States Secretary of Agriculture from 1995 until 2001, prior to which he represented Kansas's 4th congressional district as a Democrat in Congress for 18 years. He was Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) from 2004–2010. He serves as a Senior Fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center, where he focuses on public health, national security, and economic policy issues. He also co-chairs BPC's Democracy Project and co-leads the center's Nutrition and Physical Activity Initiative.
He also serves on the board of directors of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange,MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger and the board of Friends of the World Food Program. He also serves on the Council on American Politics, which brings leaders from the forefront of today's political and communications arena together to address issues facing the growth and enrichment of GW’s Graduate School of Political Management where he also teaches courses.
Glickman was born in Wichita, Kansas on November 24, 1944, the son of Gladys A. (née Kopelman) and Milton Glickman. His family was Jewish. The Glickman family operated Glickman Inc., a full-service scrap metal operation, since 1915 and Kansas Metal, an automobile and appliance shredder, since 1994. Glickman Inc. was founded by Jacob Glickman and later continued and expanded by Milton and Bill Glickman. With the death of Milton Glickman, Dan's father, in December 1999, Dan and his siblings Norman and Sharon Glickman carried on the family business until it was sold in 2002.
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