John S. Herrington

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John Stewart Herrington
5th United States Secretary of Energy
In office February 7, 1985 – January 20, 1989
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Donald P. Hodel
Succeeded by	James D. Watkins
Born	May 31, 1939 Los Angeles, California
Alma mater	Stanford University

John Stewart Herrington (born May 31, 1939) is an American Republican politician. He served as the Secretary of Energy of the United States under Ronald Reagan during his second term.

Herrington was born in Los Angeles, California, and earned his A.B. at Stanford University in 1961 and his J.D. at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1964. While attending Stanford University he joined The Delta Upsilon Fraternity. He practiced law privately as an attorney from 1965-1981, primarily in San Francisco, and publicly as deputy district attorney of Ventura County. Herrington was assistant secretary of the Navy from 1981 to 1983.

In the Reagan administration Herrington worked as deputy assistant for presidential personnel from 1983 until 1985, before serving as secretary of energy from 1985 to 1989.

After government service, Herrington was the Chairman of Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, Inc. Herrington remains active in politics in California, serving for a time as chairman of the state's Republican Party. He currently owns Vic Stewart's, a nationally recognized steakhouse, with locations in Walnut Creek, CA, and Brentwood, CA (Contra Costa County). He also develops real estate, and acts as an advisor to numerous corporations.

v • d • e United States Secretaries of Energy Schlesinger • Duncan • Edwards • Hodel • Herrington • Watkins • O'Leary • Peña • Richardson • Abraham • Bodman • Chu

v • d • e Cabinet of President Ronald Reagan (1981–1989)   Cabinet Secretary of State Alexander M. Haig, Jr. (1981–1982) • George P. Shultz (1982–1989) Secretary of the Treasury Donald T. Regan (1981–1985) • James A. Baker, III (1985–1988) • Nicholas F. Brady (1988–1989) Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger (1981–1987) • Frank C. Carlucci (1987–1989) Attorney General William French Smith (1981–1985) • Edwin Meese III (1985–1988) • Richard L. Thornburgh (1988–1989) Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt (1981–1983) • William P. Clark, Jr. (1983–1985) • Donald P. Hodel (1985–1989) Secretary of Agriculture John R. Block (1981–1986) • Richard E. Lyng (1986–1989) Secretary of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige, Jr. (1981–1987) • C. William Verity, Jr. (1987–1989) Secretary of Labor Raymond J. Donovan (1981–1985) • William E. Brock (1985–1987) • Ann Dore McLaughlin (1987–1989) Secretary of Health and Human Services Richard S. Schweiker (1981–1983) • Margaret M. Heckler (1983–1985) • Otis R. Bowen (1985–1989) Secretary of Education T. H. Bell (1981–1985) • William J. Bennett (1985–1988) • Lauro F. Cavazos (1988–1989) Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Samuel R. Pierce, Jr. (1981–1989) Secretary of Transportation Andrew L. Lewis, Jr. (1981–1983) • Elizabeth H. Dole (1983–1987) • James H. Burnley IV (1988–1989) Secretary of Energy James B. Edwards (1981–1983) • Donald P. Hodel (1983–1985) • John S. Herrington (1985–1989)   Cabinet-level Vice President George H. W. Bush (1981–1989) Director of Central Intelligence William J. Casey (1981–1987) • William H. Webster (1987–1989) Ambassador to the United Nations Jeane J. Kirkpatrick (1981–1985) • Vernon A. Walters (1985–1989) Trade Representative William E. Brock, III (1981–1985) • Clayton K. Yeutter (1985–1989)

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