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Dirk Kempthorne

1951 - Today

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Dirk Arthur Kempthorne (born October 29, 1951) is an American politician who served as the 49th United States Secretary of the Interior from 2006 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a United States Senator from Idaho from 1993 to 1999 and the 30th governor of Idaho from 1999 to 2006. Kempthorne was first elected to public office as Mayor of Boise in 1985, where he served for seven years. He serves as a co-chair of the Democracy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dirk Kempthorne is the 18,463rd most popular politician (up from 18,500th in 2019), the 15,216th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,422nd in 2019) and the 1,212th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Dirk Kempthorne ranks 18,463 out of 19,576. Before him are Seema Rao, Jon Tester, Judd Gregg, Hal Rogers, Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, and Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet. After him are Zell Miller, Tamar Zandberg, Marion Barry, Everett Dirksen, Norm Coleman, and John Slidell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Dirk Kempthorne ranks 716. Before him are Charles Band, Gerald Tinker, Esther Dyson, Steven Hawley, Martha P. Haynes, and Jorge Socías. After him are Lyn McClements, Tony Rice, Kathy Hammond, Lucie Arnaz, Carlos Frenk, and Joy Harjo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dirk Kempthorne ranks 15,222 out of 20,380. Before him are Glen Morgan (1947), Brian Scalabrine (1978), Steve Souza (1964), Rob Benedict (1970), Max Carver (1988), and Henry Kolker (1874). After him are Mundell Lowe (1922), Alfred Gough (1967), George Poage (1880), Zell Miller (1932), Deborah S. Jin (1968), and Rachel Starr (1983).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Dirk Kempthorne ranks 1,212. Before him are Jim Doyle (1945), Dave Freudenthal (1950), Jim Wright (1922), Jon Tester (1956), Judd Gregg (1947), and Hal Rogers (1937). After him are Zell Miller (1932), Marion Barry (1936), Everett Dirksen (1896), Norm Coleman (1949), John Slidell (1793), and Dave Heineman (1948).

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