Donald Evans
| Donald Evans | |
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| 34th United States Secretary of Commerce | |
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In office January 20, 2001 – February 7, 2005 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Norman Mineta |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Gutierrez |
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July 27, 1946 Houston, Texas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin (B.S./M.B.A.) |
Donald Louis Evans (born July 27, 1946) was the 34th U.S. Secretary of Commerce. He was appointed by his longtime friend George W. Bush and sworn into office on January 20, 2001. On November 9, 2004, the White House announced that Evans intended to resign by the end of January 2005.
Donald Evans was chosen to be the Non-Executive Chairman of TXU Energy, following the completion of its acquisition by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Texas Pacific Group.
Born in Houston, Texas, Evans attended the University of Texas at Austin, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering in 1969 and an MBA from the McCombs School of Business in 1973. While at UT, he was a member of Texas Cowboys, Omicron Delta Kappa and the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
In 1975, Evans moved to Midland, Texas from Houston and began working on an oil rig for Tom Brown Inc., a large independent energy company now based in Denver. Ten years later he took the company over as CEO and continued running it until becoming Commerce Secretary.
In 1995, Bush, then the Governor of Texas, appointed Evans to the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, serving as Chairman of the Board for the last four years until January 2001. He was a board member of the Scleroderma Research Foundation for eight years and a driving force behind Native Vision, a program that provides services to some 10,000 Native American children. He has been involved with the United Way of America for many years, serving as President in 1989 and Campaign Chair in 1981. He has been named Jaycees Man of the Year.
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