Douglas Domenech
| Douglas Domenech | |
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| 8th Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources | |
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In office January 16, 2010 – January 11, 2014 |
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| Governor | Bob McDonnell |
| Preceded by | Preston Bryant |
| Succeeded by | Molly Joseph Ward |
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Douglas William Domenech Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jeanne Marie Schram |
| Alma mater | Virginia Tech (B.S.) |
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Douglas William "Doug" Domenech is the former Deputy Chief of Staff of the United States Department of the Interior and a Bush Administration appointee to the White House Working Group on the Political Status of Puerto Rico.
On January 6, 2010, Governor-elect Bob McDonnell appointed Domenech to serve as Secretary of Natural Resources of the Commonwealth of Virginia, making him the first Hispanic and Puerto Rican to be appointed to McDonnell's cabinet. At the time of his appointment, Domenech, whose background is in forestry management, was working for a lobbying firm. Domenech worked for 12 years for the Forest Resources Association, a national trade association representing the forest products industry. He is the father of blogger and columnist Ben Domenech.
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