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| Preceded by | Winthrop Paul Rockefeller |
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| Born | November 30, 1960 Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Shanti Patching |
| Profession | Economist, Management Consultant |
William A. A Lieutenant Governor is a high officer of state whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Michael Dale Beebe (born December 28 1946) is the current Governor of Arkansas and a member of the Democratic Party. Winthrop Paul Rockefeller ( September 17, 1948 &ndash July 16, 2006) was Republican lieutenant governor of the Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Little Rock is the Capital and the most populous city of the U The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. "Bill" Halter (born November 30, 1960) is the lieutenant governor of Arkansas and a member of the Democratic Party. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arkansas ' Lieutenant Governor presides over the Senate with a tie-breaking vote serves as Governor when the governor is out of state and serves as governor Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. He succeeded the late Republican Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, who served in the position for the preceding decade. Winthrop Paul Rockefeller ( September 17, 1948 &ndash July 16, 2006) was Republican lieutenant governor of the
In 1993, Halter began service in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), part of the Executive Office of the President. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The Office of Management and Budget (OMB is a Cabinet -level office and is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP The Executive Office of the President ( EOP) consists of the immediate staff of the President of the United States, as well as multiple levels of support staff reporting In his six years with President Clinton's OMB, the U. S. annual federal budget deficit of $290 billion was transformed into a $125 billion surplus and federal civilian employment was reduced to its lowest level since the Kennedy Administration.
After serving in the OMB for six years he was nominated by U.S. President Bill Clinton and confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate in 1999 as the Deputy Commissioner (later, also Acting Commissioner) of Social Security. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The United States Social Security Administration ( SSA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that administers
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Academics and business
Halter is a Rhodes Scholar who studied Economics and Political Science at Stanford University and received an A. Rhodes Scholarship Rhodes scholar redirects here Rhodes Scholar redirects here Rhodes scholars Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in B. with Honors and Distinction in 1983. He received a Master of Philosophy in Economics from St John's College, Oxford in 1986. In the usage of India, United Kingdom, United States, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and some other countries the Master __FORCETOC__ St John's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) He is a trustee emeritus of Stanford University, having served on its board of trustees for seven years and having chaired the Stanford Committee on Academic Policy. Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in
His official website[1] notes, "Not a career politician, Halter’s business background offers Arkansas leadership with the experience and know-how needed to expand economic development and attract new jobs for Arkansans. Before entering public service, he was a Management Consultant with McKinsey and Company where he advised companies in a range of industries and coauthored a study on the management practices of successful companies. Currently, Bill Halter is a member of the Board of Directors of two public companies in biotechnology and information technology: Threshold Pharmaceuticals. . . and Akamai Technologies. Akamai Technologies Inc ( is a company that provides a distributed computing platform for global Internet content and application delivery, headquartered in . . He previously served on the Board of InterMune,. . Xenogen,. . . and webMethods. webMethods, which was founded in 1996, is a company which provides business process integration Software. "[2]
Political Career
In the run-up to the 2006 Arkansas elections, Halter initially ran for Governor of Arkansas but dropped out in March 2006 and instead ran successfully for Lt. The Governor of the State of Arkansas is the chief executive of the state and Commander-in-chief of its military forces. Governor. He won a Democratic primary election run-off against Tim Wooldridge and then defeated Jim L. Holt of Springdale, a former conservative Republican state legislator and minister, in the general election. Jim L Holt, born January 17, 1965, in Camden Arkansas, is a conservative Republican Politician from Springdale Springdale is a city in Washington and Benton counties in the northwestern region of Arkansas in the United States. Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined A general election is an Election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election [3]
In 2007, there was speculation that Halter would run for the United States Senate against incumbent Mark Pryor in 2008. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Mark Lunsford Pryor (born January 10, 1963) is a Democratic Politician in Arkansas. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [4]
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| Preceded by Winthrop Paul Rockefeller |
Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas 2007 – present |
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