Janet Napolitano
| Janet Napolitano | |
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| President of the University of California | |
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Assumed office September 30, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Mark Yudof |
| 3rd United States Secretary of Homeland Security | |
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In office January 21, 2009 – September 6, 2013 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy |
Jane Lute Rand Beers (acting) |
| Preceded by | Michael Chertoff |
| Succeeded by | Rand Beers (acting) |
| 21st Governor of Arizona | |
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In office January 6, 2003 – January 21, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Jane Dee Hull |
| Succeeded by | Jan Brewer |
| 23rd Attorney General of Arizona | |
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In office January 4, 1999 – January 6, 2003 |
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| Governor | Jane Dee Hull |
| Preceded by | Grant Woods |
| Succeeded by | Terry Goddard |
| United States Attorney for the District of Arizona | |
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In office November 19, 1993 – November 1, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Linda Akers |
| Succeeded by | Jose de Jesus Rivera |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Janet Ann Napolitano November 29, 1957 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater |
Santa Clara University University of Virginia |
| Religion | Methodism |
Janet Ann Napolitano (/nəpɒlᵻˈtænoʊ/; born November 29, 1957) is an American politician, lawyer, and university administrator who served as the 21st Governor of Arizona from 2003 to 2009 and United States Secretary of Homeland Security from 2009 to 2013, under President Barack Obama. She has been president of the University of California system since September 2013, shortly after she resigned as Secretary of Homeland Security.
Prior to her election as governor, she served as Attorney General of Arizona from 1999 to 2003. She was the first woman and the 23rd person to serve in that office. Napolitano is the 1977 Truman Scholar from New Mexico.
She has been the first woman to serve in several offices, including Attorney General of Arizona, Secretary of Homeland Security, and president of the University of California.
Forbes ranked her as the world's ninth most powerful woman in 2012. In 2008, she was cited by The New York Times to be among the women most likely to become the first female President of the United States. Some political commentators suggested that a possible candidacy in the 2016 election. She has also been discussed as a contender for appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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