Ray Mabus
| Ray Mabus | |
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| 75th United States Secretary of the Navy | |
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In office May 19, 2009 – January 20, 2017 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy |
Robert Work Janine Davidson |
| Preceded by | BJ Penn (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Sean Stackley (Acting) |
| United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia | |
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In office July 5, 1994 – April 25, 1996 |
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| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | David Welch (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Wyche Fowler |
| 60th Governor of Mississippi | |
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In office January 12, 1988 – January 14, 1992 |
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| Lieutenant | Brad Dye |
| Preceded by | William Allain |
| Succeeded by | Kirk Fordice |
| Auditor of Mississippi | |
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In office January 10, 1984 – January 12, 1988 |
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| Governor | William Allain |
| Preceded by | Hamp King |
| Succeeded by | Pete Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Raymond Edwin Mabus Jr. October 11, 1948 Starkville, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Julie Hines (1987–2000) Lynne Horecky (2007–present) |
| Education |
University of Mississippi, Oxford (BA) Johns Hopkins University (MA) Harvard University (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1970–1972 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant (junior grade)
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| Awards | Surface Warfare Officer badge |
Raymond Edwin "Ray" Mabus, Jr. (born October 11, 1948) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 75th United States Secretary of the Navy from 2009 to 2017. Mabus previously served as the State Auditor of Mississippi from 1984 to 1988, as the 60th Governor of Mississippi from 1988 to 1992 and as the United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1994 to 1996.
Mabus was born in Starkville, Mississippi, and is a fourth-generation Mississippian; he grew up in Ackerman, the only child of the owner of the local hardware store. After attending public schools, he graduated summa cum laude from the University of Mississippi, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi, with a B.A. in English and political science. He earned an M.A. in political science from Johns Hopkins University and a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School. Prior to attending law school, he also served two years in the Navy as a surface warfare officer from 1970 to 1972 aboard the cruiser USS Little Rock (CLG-4), achieving the rank of Lieutenant, junior grade and worked as a law clerk in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
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