Jerry Regier
| Jerry Regier | |
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| Florida Secretary of Children and Families | |
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In office 2002–2007 |
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| Preceded by | Kathleen A. Kearney |
| Oklahoma Secretary of Health and Human Services | |
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In office April 6, 1997 – January 16, 2002 |
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| Governor | Frank Keating |
| Preceded by | Ken Lackey |
| Succeeded by | Howard Hendrick |
| Executive Director of the Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs | |
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In office April 6, 1997 – January 16, 2002 |
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| Governor | Frank Keating |
| Preceded by | Ken Lackey |
| Succeeded by | Robert E. Christian |
| President of the Family Research Council | |
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In office 1984–1988 |
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| Preceded by | Post created |
| Succeeded by | Gary Bauer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1945 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Political Activist |
Gerald Paul "Jerry" Regier (born 1945) is an American businessman and politician from Oklahoma who is best known as founder and first President of the Family Research Council.
Regier has previously served in numerous positions in federal and state government, and within the Administration of Governor of Oklahoma Frank Keating, including Keating's Oklahoma Secretary of Health and Human Services (1997–2002). In addition to his service as Secretary, Regier served concurrently as the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs. Regier has a B.A. degree in history from Michigan State University, a Master's degree in public administration from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in public policy and public administration from Walden University.
Regier, in cooperation with Dr. James Dobson, founded the Family Research Council, a conservative, Christian right group and lobbying organization, in 1983. Regier served as that organization's first president from 1984 until 1988. Gary Bauer, a domestic policy advisor under President Ronald Reagan, succeeded Regier as president.
Regier was appointed in the Reagan Administration as Associate Commissioner for Children, Youth & Families in 1981 in the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
President Ronald Reagan appointed Regier in 1988 to the National Commission on Children, an advisory body on children's issues with a third of Commissioners appointed by each of three entities—Executive Branch, United States Senate, and United States House of Representatives. Reagan's successor, George H.W. Bush, reappointed Regier in 1991. Regier continued to serve on the Commission until 1993. The Commission was chaired by Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia.
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