Marty Meehan
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| President of the University of Massachusetts System | |
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Assumed office July 1, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Caret |
| Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell | |
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In office July 1, 2007 – July 1, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | William T. Hogan |
| Succeeded by | Jacqueline Moloney |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 5th district |
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In office January 3, 1993 – July 1, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Chester Atkins |
| Succeeded by | Niki Tsongas |
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Martin Thomas Meehan December 30, 1956 Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater |
UMass Lowell Suffolk University |
Martin Thomas "Marty" Meehan (born December 30, 1956) is the current President of the University of Massachusetts, a position he assumed on July 1, 2015. A Democrat, Meehan served in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2007 as the representative for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district, and as Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell from 2007 to 2015. He served as the deputy secretary of state for securities and corporations from 1986 to 1990. In 1991, he became first assistant district attorney for Middlesex County, managing a staff of more than 150, including 80 prosecutors.
Meehan was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, the eldest son among seven children born to Martin T. Meehan (d. 2000), a compositor for The Lowell Sun, and Alice (Britton) Meehan (d. 2008). He attended public schools in Lowell, graduating from Lowell High School in 1974.
Meehan attended the University of Massachusetts Lowell, graduating in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science degree in education and political science. Meehan went on to earn a Master of Public Administration degree from Suffolk University in 1981 and a Juris Doctor from the Suffolk University Law School in 1986. He holds honorary degrees from the American College of Greece, Suffolk University, Green Mountain College in Vermont and Shenkar College of Engineering & Design in Israel.
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