Louis Caldera
| Louis Caldera | |
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| Director of the White House Military Office | |
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In office January 20, 2009 – May 22, 2009 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Raymond Spicer |
| Succeeded by | George Mulligan |
| 17th United States Secretary of the Army | |
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In office July 2, 1998 – January 20, 2001 |
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| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Robert Walker |
| Succeeded by | Gregory Dahlberg (Acting) |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 46th district |
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In office January 3, 1992 – January 3, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Barbara Friedman |
| Succeeded by | Gil Cedillo |
| Personal details | |
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April 1, 1956 El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater |
United States Military Academy Harvard University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1978–1983 |
| Rank |
 Captain
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Louis Caldera (born April 1, 1956) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the Director of the White House Military Office from January to May 2009, as the 17th United States Secretary of the Army from July 1998 to January 2001 and as a California State Assemblyman from January 1992 to January 1997.
Caldera, the son of Mexican immigrants, Soledad and Benjamin Caldera, was born on April 1, 1956 in El Paso, Texas. His family left Texas for California when he was 4 years old, living briefly in public housing in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles before moving to the suburb of Whittier. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1978 from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, then served on active duty from 1978 to 1983, mostly at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He went on to enroll at Harvard University and in 1987 earned a joint J.D./M.B.A. degree from Harvard Law School and Harvard Business School respectively.
While studying at Harvard, he met his wife, Eva Orlebeke Caldera; together they have three daughters - Allegra, Sophia, and Camille.
After graduating from Harvard, Caldera practiced law from 1987 to 1990 at O’Melveny & Myers, then from 1990 to 1991 at Buchalter, Nemer, Fields and Younger. From 1991 to 1992 he was a Deputy Counsel for Los Angeles County.
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