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Michael Chertoff

1953 - Today

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Michael Chertoff (born November 28, 1953) is an American attorney who was the second United States secretary of homeland security to serve under President George W. Bush. Chertoff also served for one additional day under President Barack Obama. He was the co-author of the USA PATRIOT Act. Chertoff previously served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, as a federal prosecutor, and as Assistant U.S. Attorney General. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Chertoff is the 18,229th most popular politician (up from 18,600th in 2024), the 14,356th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,881st in 2019) and the 1,110th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Michael Chertoff ranks 18,229 out of 19,576. Before him are Nathalie Arthaud, Khatia Dekanoidze, Whina Cooper, Mike Eman, Linda Lingle, and Gifford Pinchot. After him are Klára Dobrev, Tony Evers, Ayman Nour, Mokhtar Ould Djay, Karl Erjavec, and Mike Braun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Michael Chertoff ranks 648. Before him are Shelley Moore Capito, Moushumi Chatterjee, Pat Cadigan, Vladimir Kolev, Alistair Darling, and Linda Lingle. After him are Stan Bush, Betty Wright, Rigoberto Cisneros, Tommy Shaw, Carie Graves, and Rodolfo Dubó.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Chertoff ranks 14,360 out of 20,380. Before him are Lawrence Wright (1947), Cynthia Gibb (1963), Jim Ryun (1947), Sean Faris (1982), James M. Beggs (1926), and Teresa Edwards (1964). After him are Julianne Phillips (1960), Jeph Loeb (1958), Hope Solo (1981), Camila Morrone (1997), Shawn Pyfrom (1986), and Meredith Willson (1902).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Michael Chertoff ranks 1,110. Before him are Mike Oxley (1944), Paul LePage (1948), Kim Reynolds (1959), Charles Pinckney (1757), Linda Lingle (1953), and Gifford Pinchot (1865). After him are Tony Evers (1951), Mike Braun (1954), Jack Valenti (1921), Sam Nunn (1938), Steve Daines (1962), and J. Donald Cameron (1833).

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