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Heather Wilson

1960 - Today

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Heather Ann Wilson (born December 30, 1960) is the 11th President of the University of Texas at El Paso. She previously served as the 24th Secretary of the United States Air Force from 2017 through 2019, as the 12th president of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology from 2013 to 2017, and as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for New Mexico's 1st congressional district from 1998 to 2009. Wilson was the first female military veteran elected to a full term in Congress. While in the U.S. House of Representatives, Wilson served on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Heather Wilson is the 19,541st most popular politician (down from 19,161st in 2024), the 18,764th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,428th in 2019) and the 1,482nd most popular American Politician.

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Among people born in 1960, Heather Wilson ranks 839. Before her are Sean B. Carroll, Kathy Smallwood-Cook, Wendee Lee, Mike Turner, Ashley Crow, and Michèle Flournoy. After her are Lynn Jennings, Tim Winton, Parveena Ahanger, Floyd Cardoz, Doug LaMalfa, and Jeff Fortenberry.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Heather Wilson ranks 18,770 out of 20,380. Before her are Steve Turner (1965), Jim Jones (1976), Lauren Conrad (1986), and Ben Roethlisberger (1982). After her are Antoine Walker (1976), Amber Frank (1998), Josh Smith (1985), Lil Baby (1994), Matthew Quick (1973), Teju Cole (1975), Tom Malchow (1976), and Austin Abrams (1996).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Heather Wilson ranks 1,482. Before her are David Cicilline (1961), Todd Young (1972), Andrew R. Wheeler (1964), Jon Husted (1967), Tate Reeves (1974), and George LeMieux (1969). After her are Joe Scarborough (1963), Adam Kinzinger (1978), Brad Henry (1963), Jerry McNerney (1951), Aaron Russell (1993), and Rob Bishop (1951).

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