A. Alan Hill
Alan Hill | |
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Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality | |
In office 1981–1989 | |
President | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Gus Speth |
Succeeded by | Michael Deland |
Personal details | |
Born | Palo Alto, California, U.S. | February 11, 1938
Died | October 25, 1996 San Rafael, California, U.S. | (aged 58)
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of the Pacific (BA) |
A. Alan Hill (February 1, 1938 - October 25, 1996) was a government official in the United States.[1][2] He was Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality during Ronald Reagan's presidency and was involved in negotiating legislation with Canada to address acid rain.[1] He also served Reagan when he was governor of California as deputy agriculture secretary and deputy director of California's Conservation Department.[3]
Hill was born in Palo Alto. He graduated from the College of the Pacific and was an aide to California State Senator John F. McCarthy. He was involved in Republican Party organizations in California[1][3] and ran for a seat in the California State Assembly in 1977 but lost.[1]
He married and had three sons.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "OBITUARY -- A. Alan Hill". 1 November 1996.
- ^ Behr, Peter (1981). "CEQ: An Interview with A. Alan Hill". Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development. 23 (6): 38–42. doi:10.1080/00139157.1981.9928736.
- ^ a b "Nomination of A. Alan Hill To Be a Member of the Council on Environmental Quality, and Designation as Chairman - The American Presidency Project". www.presidency.ucsb.edu.