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Ed Schafer

Agriculture Ministers and Government Officials

Edward Thomas Schafer, born August 8, 1946, served as the 30th Governor of North Dakota from 1992 to 2000 and later as the 29th United States Secretary of Agriculture from 2008 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. Within days of taking office at the USDA he confronted the Hallmark and Westland meat recall crisis, and by August 2008 he had reversed his initial position to implement a complete ban on the slaughter of downer cattle.

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Birth Year
1946 1
Nationality
American 1
Defining Contribution
30th Governor of North Dakota and 29th US Secretary of Agriculture (2008-2009) 1
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    born August 8, 1946
  • Lead sentence, nationality
    is an American businessman and politician
  • Lead sentence, office and dates
    as the 29th United States secretary of agriculture from 2008 to 2009
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