Peter B. Bensinger
Peter B. Bensinger | |
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| 2nd Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration | |
| In office January 23, 1976 โ July 10, 1981 Acting: January 23, 1976 - February 23, 1976 | |
| President | Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Henry S. Dogin (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Francis M. Mullen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1936 Chicago, Illinois |
| Alma mater | Phillips Exeter Academy Yale University |
Peter B. Bensinger (born 1936 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American government official who served as the 2nd Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) from 1976 to 1981.
He was appointed
poppy plantations in Mexico by destroying crops with spraying
and lead to many arrests of drug offenders.
Bensinger graduated from
CEO of Bensinger, DuPont & Associates in Chicago, established 1982.[1]
Awards
Peter B. Bensinger was inducted as a Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois and awarded the Order of Lincoln (the State's highest honor) by the Governor of Illinois in 1998 in the area of Government.[2]
References
- ^ "Peter B. Bensinger". bensingerdupont.com. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
- ^ "Laureates by Year - The Lincoln Academy of Illinois". The Lincoln Academy of Illinois. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
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