Susan W. Kluttz
| Susan W. Kluttz | |
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| Secretary of North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources | |
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Assumed office January 5, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Linda Carlisle |
| Mayor of Salisbury, North Carolina | |
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In office 1997–2011 |
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| Preceded by | Margaret Kluttz |
| Succeeded by | Paul Woodson |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | William |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
Mt. Vernon Junior College; BA, UNC-Greensboro |
Susan Wear Kluttz is the Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and a former longest serving mayor of Salisbury, North Carolina.
Kluttz is a graduate of Boyden High School (now Salisbury High School) and Mt. Vernon Junior College in Washington, D.C.. She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in English from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
She has worked in Rowan County at the Waterworks Visual Arts Center and YMCA.
Prior to becoming mayor of Salisbury, Kluttz served as an executive assistant to the Superintendent of the Rowan-Salisbury School System. Her father, John Wear, was a former mayor and encouraged her to run after the then-mayor, Margaret Kluttz (no direct relation), did not seek re-election in 1997. Susan Kluttz won the most votes in the election and served as the city's mayor until 2011, becoming the city's longest serving mayor.
After Pat McCrory, a Republican was elected Governor of North Carolina in 2012, he named Kluttz, a Democrat, to be Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources. This position oversees the State Library of North Carolina, the North Carolina Museum of History, the North Carolina Symphony and other cultural and nature-related agencies. She took office on January 5, 2013.
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