Katherine Hanley
| Katherine Hanley | |
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| Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia | |
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In office March 20, 2006 – January 24, 2010 |
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| Governor | Tim Kaine |
| Preceded by | Anita Rimler |
| Succeeded by | Janet Vestal Kelly |
| Chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors |
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In office February 8, 1995 – December 15, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Tom Davis |
| Succeeded by | Gerry Connolly |
| Member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors from the Providence district | |
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In office July 1986 – February 8, 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Scott |
| Succeeded by | Gerry Connolly |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Katherine Anne Keith March 5, 1943 Columbia, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Edward John Hanley |
| Alma mater |
University of Missouri Harvard University |
Katherine Keith "Kate" Hanley (born March 5, 1943) is an American Democratic politician in Virginia. She served as Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia from 2006 to 2010,
She previously served as Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors from 1995 to 2003, as a county Supervisor for the Providence District from 1986 to 1995, and on the Fairfax County School Board.
The daughter of teachers Everett E. and Anna Catherine (Blanchard) Keith, Katherine Anne Keith grew up in Columbia, Missouri and graduated from David H. Hickman High School in 1961. She then attended the University of Missouri where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and graduated in 1965 with a B.A. in French Civilization and a B.S. in Secondary Education. Keith next attended Harvard University, where she received a M.A.T. in Social Science in 1966.
On August 6, 1966, Keith married Edward John Hanley of Endicott, New York. The couple moved to Northern Virginia that same year, and would go on to have two children; son Patrick Keith and daughter Cecelia Anne.
Hanley began her career as a teacher at George Mason Junior-Senior High School in the city of Falls Church. She also worked as a guidance counselor at the University of Missouri before leaving teaching in 1970.
From 1976 to 1979, she owned and operated the Manor Home Center in Mountain Lake Park, Maryland,
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