Lee M. Thomas
Lee Thomas | |
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6th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | |
In office January 4, 1985 – January 20, 1989 Acting: January 4, 1985 – February 8, 1985 | |
President | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | William Ruckelshaus |
Succeeded by | William K. Reilly |
Personal details | |
Born | Lee Muller Thomas June 13, 1944 Ridgeway, South Carolina, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Dorothy Thomas |
Children | 4 |
Education | University of the South (BA) University of South Carolina, Columbia (MEd) |
Lee Muller Thomas (born June 13, 1944) was Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency from 1985 to 1989 under President Ronald Reagan.[1] He succeeded William Ruckelshaus. He is a Republican.[2]
Thomas led the EPA when the report Unfinished Business: A Comparative Assessment of Environmental Problems was released.
Thomas earned his
University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee
.
He went on to become president and chief operating officer of
Georgia-Pacific Corporation
in 2005.
He was appointed president and chief executive officer of
Rayonier, Inc.
on March 1, 2007, and became chairman on July 1, 2007.
In 2008, Thomas served as a member of the board of directors for the following entities:
References
- ^ EPA press release (November 29, 1984). Lee M. Thomas biography
- ^ "Lee M. Thomas". Retrieved January 22, 2015.
- ^ World Resources Institute Biosketch of Lee M. Thomas. Accessed March 27, 2012.
- ^ "DuPont News Releases". onlinepressroom.net. 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
External links
- Media related to Lee M. Thomas at Wikimedia Commons
- Interview with Lee M. Thomas regarding his career at EPA—EPA Alumni Association
- Appearances on C-SPAN