Gordon R. England
| Gordon R. England | |
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England in 2003
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| 25th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense | |
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In office Acting from May 13, 2005 to January 3, 2006 May 13, 2005 – February 11, 2009 |
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| President |
George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Paul Wolfowitz |
| Succeeded by | William Lynn |
| 1st United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security | |
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In office January 24, 2003 – October 1, 2003 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | James Loy |
| 72nd & 73rd United States Secretary of the Navy | |
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In office October 1, 2003 – January 3, 2006 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Hansford T. Johnson (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Donald C. Winter |
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In office May 24, 2001 – January 24, 2003 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Robert B. Pirie, Jr. (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Susan Livingstone (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Gordon Richard England September 15, 1937 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater |
University of Maryland (B.S.) Texas Christian University (M.B.A.) |
| Profession |
Engineer Businessman |
Gordon Richard England (born September 15, 1937) is an American businessman who served as the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense and twice as U.S. Secretary of the Navy in the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush.
Gordon England was born on September 15, 1937 in Baltimore, Maryland, and attended Mount Saint Joseph High School (Class of 1955). He went on to receive a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1961 and an MBA from the Texas Christian University in 1975. He was a member of several fraternities including Beta Gamma Sigma (business), Omicron Delta Kappa (leadership) and Eta Kappa Nu (electrical engineering).
England started his business career in 1966 at Honeywell where he was an engineer on the Project Gemini space program. He worked for Litton Industries as a program manager on the E-2C Hawkeye aircraft for the United States Navy. He was also CEO of GRE Consultants.
By 1977 he was employed by General Dynamics Fort Worth Division where he held various posts including Director of Avionics. He was later named as the Vice President of Engineering, and later President and General Manager, of General Dynamics Land Systems Division, eventually transitioning back to General Dynamics Fort Worth as Division President. England remained in that post when General Dynamics sold the Fort Worth Division to Lockheed; later becoming President of that corporation for four years.
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