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| US Republican politician, born in Brockton, MA. He studied engineering at the University of South Carolina (BS 1971), then worked as a structural design engineer. He entered politics, serving four terms in the Massachusetts house of representatives (Republican, 1975–83), then served under Ronald Reagan as a special assistant for intergovernmental affairs (1983–7) and under George Bush as deputy chief-of-staff (1989–92) and as secretary of transportation (1992–3). In the Democrat years, he was president and chief executive officer of the American Autombile Manufacturers Association (1992–9), then vice-president of intergovernmental affairs at General Motors. He was appointed White House chief-of-staff by George W Bush in 2001. |
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