Ric Brown | |
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13th Virginia Secretary of Finance | |
Assumed office August 8, 2008 |
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Governor |
Tim Kaine Bob McDonnell Terry McAuliffe |
Preceded by | Jody Wagner |
Director of the Virginia Department of Planning and Budget | |
In office June 1, 2001 – August 8, 2008 |
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Governor |
Jim Gilmore Mark Warner Tim Kaine |
Preceded by | Scott D. Pattison |
Succeeded by | Daniel Timberlake |
Personal details | |
Born |
Richard Daryl Brown June 1, 1946 Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
Alma mater |
College of William & Mary University of Richmond |
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Richard Daryl "Ric" Brown (born June 1, 1946) is an American economist currently in office as the Virginia state Secretary of Finance. He joined the Virginia Department of Planning and Budget in 1971 and was appointed as its director by Governor Jim Gilmore in 2001. He was reappointed in 2002 and 2006 and, in 2008, was made finance secretary following Jody Wagner's departure to run for lieutenant governor.
Born in Arlington, Virginia, Brown graduated in 1968 from the College of William & Mary, earning a B.A. in economics and received a Master of Commerce degree from the University of Richmond.