Charles Cragin
Charles Cragin | |
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| United States Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Acting | |
| In office March 31, 2000 – May 23, 2000 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Rudy de Leon |
| Succeeded by | Bernard Rostker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles L. Cragin |
| Political party | Republican |
Charles L. Cragin is an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. He was the Republican nominee for governor of Maine in 1982, losing in a landslide to Democratic incumbent Gov. Joseph E. Brennan. Afterwards, Cragin served as a Republican National Committee member from Maine from 1983 to 1990,[1] and as acting U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness in 2000.[2]
Cragin also served as the first Senate-confirmed chairperson of the Board of Veterans' Appeals in the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs.[3]
References
- ^ "Maine Street Solutions Senior Government Affairs Counselor". Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ "COMMITTEE MEMBER BIOGRAPHIES" (PDF). U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ "PN9-3 — Charles L. Cragin — Department of Veterans Affairs". 102nd United States Congress. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
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