Sally Jewell

Sally Jewell

Prior offices

U.S. Secretary of the Interior

Successor: Ryan K. Zinke

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Education

High school

Renton High School

Bachelor's

Washington University

Personal

Profession

Business executive

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Sally Margaret Roffey Jewell was the secretary of the interior under the Obama administration. She was confirmed by the Senate on April 10, 2013, by a vote of 87-11. All dissenting votes were cast by Republicans.

Jewell was previously the CEO of the recreation retail chain REI. She also worked in commercial banking and petroleum engineering before becoming the secretary of the interior.

Biography

Jewell was born in London, England, and moved to the state of Washington when she was three years old. She attended Renton High School before graduating from the University of Washington with a bachelor's in mechanical engineering.

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Jewell's professional and political career:

• 2013-2017: U.S. Secretary of the Interior
• 2005-2013: CEO of REI

Confirmation vote

Jewell was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 10, 2013, by a vote of 87-11. She succeeded Secretary Ken Salazar.

Sally Jewell confirmation vote, April 10, 2013
Party	Votes for a	Votes against d	Total votes
Democrats	51	0	51
Republicans	34	11	45
Independents	2	0	2
Total Votes	87	11	98

Executive Departments of the United States

Executive Departments Department of State • Department of the Treasury • Department of Defense • Department of Justice • Department of the Interior • Department of Agriculture • Department of Commerce • Department of Labor • Department of Health and Human Services • Department of Housing and Urban Development • Department of Transportation • Department of Energy • Department of Education • Department of Veterans Affairs • Department of Homeland Security

Department Secretaries Marco Rubio • Scott Bessent • Pete Hegseth • Pam Bondi • Doug Burgum • Brooke Rollins • Lori Chavez-DeRemer • Robert F. Kennedy Jr. • Scott Turner • Howard Lutnick • Sean Duffy • Chris Wright • Linda McMahon • Doug Collins • Kristi Noem

Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Jewell is married with two children. As an experienced mountain climber, she scaled Mt. Rainier, Mt. Kilimanjaro, and Mt. Vinson in Antarctica.

Recent news

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See also

• U.S. Department of the Interior

External links

• U.S. Department of the Interior

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Ken Salazar	U.S. Secretary of the Interior 2013-2017	Succeeded by Ryan Zinke