Cecil D. Andrus

Cecil D. Andrus

Cecil Dale Andrus (born August 25, 1931) was an American politician who served as Governor of Idaho from 1971 to 1977, and again from 1987 to 1995; and in Washington as United States Secretary of the Interior from 1977 to 1981, during the Carter administration. Andrus lost his first gubernatorial election in 1966, but won four (1970, 1974, 1986, 1990), and served more years as Governor of Idaho than anyone else in the state's history. In public life he was noted for his conservationist and environmental views and accomplishments.

Read more about Cecil D. Andrus:  Early Life and Career, Governor (1971-77), Interior Secretary (1977–1981), Governor (1987-95), Elder Statesman, Bibliography

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