Josh Bolten | |
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22nd White House Chief of Staff | |
In office April 14, 2006 – January 20, 2009 |
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President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Andrew Card |
Succeeded by | Rahm Emanuel |
Director of the Office of Management and Budget | |
In office June 6, 2003 – April 14, 2006 |
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President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Mitch Daniels |
Succeeded by | Rob Portman |
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy | |
In office January 20, 2001 – June 6, 2003 |
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President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Maria Echaveste |
Succeeded by | Harriet Miers |
Personal details | |
Born |
Joshua Brewster Bolten August 16, 1954 |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Ann Kelly (2015–present) |
Education |
Princeton University (BA) Stanford University (JD) |
Joshua Brewster "Josh" Bolten (born August 16, 1954) served as the White House Chief of Staff to U.S. President George W. Bush. Long time Republican Bolten replaced Andrew Card on April 14, 2006.
Bolten was born to a Jewish family, the son of Analouise (née Clissold) and Seymour Bolten. His father worked for the CIA and his mother taught world history at George Washington University. He graduated from St. Albans School, and served on the school's board until 2007.
Bolten attended Princeton University, where he studied in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and served as class president and president of The Ivy Club. He graduated in 1976. He graduated with a J.D. from Stanford Law School in 1980 and served as an editor of the law review.
Formerly the Director of Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Bolten was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to that position in 2003. Bolten was Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy at the White House from 2001 to 2003. He previously served as policy director for the 2000 George W. Bush Presidential campaign from 1999 to 2000 and as Executive Director for Legal and Government Affairs at Goldman Sachs in London from 1994 to 1999.