Michael Chertoff
| Michael Chertoff | |
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| 2nd United States Secretary of Homeland Security | |
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In office February 15, 2005 – January 21, 2009 |
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| President |
George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Tom Ridge |
| Succeeded by | Janet Napolitano |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | |
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In office June 10, 2003 – February 15, 2005 |
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| Nominated by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Morton Greenberg |
| Succeeded by | Michael Chagares |
| United States Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division | |
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In office 2001–2003 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | James K. Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Christopher A. Wray |
| U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey | |
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In office 1990–1994 |
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| President |
George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Samuel Alito |
| Succeeded by | Faith Hochberg |
| Personal details | |
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November 28, 1953 Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Meryl Justin (1988–present) |
| Children | Philip Emily |
| Education | Harvard University (A.B., J.D.) |
| Religion | Judaism |
Michael Chertoff (born November 28, 1953) is an American attorney who was the second United States Secretary of Homeland Security under Presidents George W. Bush and (for one day) Barack Obama, and co-author of the USA PATRIOT Act. He previously served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, as a federal prosecutor, and as Assistant U.S. Attorney General. He succeeded Tom Ridge as United States Secretary of Homeland Security on February 15, 2005.
Since leaving government service, Chertoff has worked as senior of counsel at the Washington, D.C. law firm of Covington & Burling. He also co-founded the Chertoff Group, a risk-management and security consulting company, which employs several senior officials not only from his time as Secretary of Homeland Security (like Hon. Paul A. Schneider, former deputy secretary of DHS), but also from the time of the Obama administration (like Mark Weatherford, former deputy under-secretary of DHS), as well as Michael Hayden, a former director of the National Security Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency. Chertoff was also elected as Chairman of BAE Systems for a three-year term, beginning May 1, 2012.
Chertoff co-chairs the Bipartisan Policy Center's Immigration Task Force.
Chertoff was born on November 28, 1953 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. His father was Rabbi Gershon Baruch Chertoff (1915–96), a Talmud scholar and the former leader of the Congregation B'nai Israel in Elizabeth. His mother is Livia Chertoff (née Eisen), an Israeli citizen and the first flight attendant for El Al. His paternal grandparents are Rabbi Paul Chertoff and Esther Barish Chertoff.
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