Ralph Perlman
| Ralph R. Perlman | |
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| Born |
May 16, 1917 New York City, New York, USA |
| Died | May 24, 2013 (aged 96) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Residence | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Occupation | Businessman; Government official |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Carol Herzberg Perlman (married until 1981, her death) (2) Billie Perlman (married 1984-2013, his death) |
| Children |
Jerry Perlman |
(1) Carol Herzberg Perlman (married until 1981, her death)
Jerry Perlman
Ralph R. Perlman (May 16, 1917 – May 24, 2013) was the state budget director in his adopted U.S. state of Louisiana, having served under four governors of both parties from 1967 until 1988. Thereafter, Perlman continued to hold other public service positions.
Perlman was born in New York City, the only son of a Jewish couple of European descent, Harry and Bessie Perlman. He received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and a master's in business from Columbia University in New York City. During World War II, Perlman served with distinction in the European Theater as an artillery officer with the United States Army 63rd Infantry Division. While stationed at Camp Van Dorn in Mississippi, he met and subsequently married the former Carol Herzberg, who was also Jewish. The Perlmans established residence in Baton Rouge, where he was first engaged in business. Carol Perlman died of cancer in 1981; in 1984, Perlman remarried.
In 1964, Governor John McKeithen appointed Perlman as the executive assistant to the commissioner of administration, W. W. McDougall. In 1966, he briefly joined the staff of then-State Representative J. Bennett Johnston, Jr., a Shreveport lawyer, who subsequently became a state senator in 1968 and a U.S. senator in 1972. In 1967, Governor McKeithen named Perlman as state budget director. In that capacity he developed the Office of State Group Benefits, which handles the medical claims of state employees and retirees. He also oversaw the state's $5 million investment in the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition held in New Orleans.
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