Mitchell elias daniels jr previous offices
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Daniels came to Purdue University at the conclusion of his term as the 49th Governor of Indiana. He was elected Governor in 2004, in his first bid for any elected office. He was re-elected in 2008, receiving more votes than any candidate for any public office in the state’s history.
During his first term, Governor Daniels spearheaded a host of reforms aimed at improving the performance of state government. These changes and a strong emphasis on performance measurement have led to many state agencies, including the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Department of Child Services and Department of Correction winning national awards.
In 2005, he led the state to its first balanced budget in eight years and, without a tax increase, transformed the nearly $800 million deficit he inherited into an annual surplus of $370 million within a year. The governor also repaid hundreds of millions of dollars the state had borrowed from Indiana’s public schools, state universities and local units of government in previous administrations, and reduced the state’s overall debt by 40 perc
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Mitch Daniels
American politician and academic administrator (born 1949)
Mitch Daniels | |
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Daniels in 2009 | |
| In office January 14, 2013 – December 31, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | France Cordova Timothy Sands (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Mung Chiang |
| In office January 10, 2005 – January 14, 2013 | |
| Lieutenant | Becky Skillman |
| Preceded by | Joe Kernan |
| Succeeded by | Mike Pence |
| In office January 20, 2001 – June 6, 2003 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Deputy | Sean O'Keefe Nancy P. Dorn |
| Preceded by | Jack Lew |
| Succeeded by | Joshua Bolten |
| In office October 1, 1985 – March 1, 1987 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Ed Rollins |
| Succeeded by | Frank Donatelli |
| In office March 26, 1985 – October 1, 1985 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Lee Verstandig |
| Succeeded by | Deborah Steelman |
| Born | Mitchell Elias Daniels Jr (1949-04-07) April 7, 1949 (age 75) Monongahela, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses | Cheri Herman (m. 1978;
AboutMitchell E. Daniels Jr. became governor of Indiana in January of 2005. Daniels was re-elected in 2008 to a second and final term, receiving more votes than any candidate for any public office in the state’s history. Prior to becoming governor, Daniels held numerous top management positions in both the private and public sectors. His was CEO of the Hudson Institute and president of Eli Lilly and Company’s North American Pharmaceutical Operations. He also has served as chief of staff to Senator Richard Lugar, senior advisor to President Ronald Reagan and director of the Office of Management and Budget under President George W. Bush. Daniels created the public-private Indiana Economic Development Corporation. He spearheaded a host of reforms aimed at improving the performance of state government. He also enacted the Healthy Indiana Plan to provide health care coverage for uninsured Hoosier adults and a sweeping property tax reform. Additionally, Daniels created Indiana’s Major Moves program, an aggressive 10-year transportation plan, to significantly improve and expand Copyright ©airtory.pages.dev 2025 |