Lee M. Thomas

Lee Thomas


Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
In office February 8, 1985 – January 20, 1989
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	William Ruckelshaus
Succeeded by	William Reilly

Personal details
Born	Lee Muller Thomas (1944-06-13) June 13, 1944 Ridgeway, South Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	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 Masters in Education from the University of South Carolina, where he did postgraduate work in psychology. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the 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 serves as a member of the board of directors for the following entities: Airgas, Inc., the Regal Entertainment Group, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, the World Resources Institute,^[3] the American Forest and Paper Association, and DuPont.^[4]

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

Political offices
Preceded by William Ruckelshaus	Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 1985–1989	Succeeded by William Reilly

Cabinet of President Ronald Reagan (1981–89)

Cabinet
Secretary of State	Alexander M. Haig Jr. (1981–82) George P. Shultz (1982–89)
Secretary of the Treasury	Donald T. Regan (1981–85) James A. Baker (1985–88) Nicholas F. Brady (1988–89)
Secretary of Defense	Caspar W. Weinberger (1981–87) Frank C. Carlucci (1987–89)
Attorney General	William French Smith (1981–85) Edwin Meese (1985–88) Richard L. Thornburgh (1988–89)
Secretary of the Interior	James G. Watt (1981–83) William P. Clark (1983–85) Donald P. Hodel (1985–89)
Secretary of Agriculture	John R. Block (1981–86) Richard E. Lyng (1986–89)
Secretary of Commerce	Malcolm Baldrige (1981–87) C. William Verity (1987–89)
Secretary of Labor	Raymond J. Donovan (1981–85) William E. Brock III (1985–87) Ann Dore McLaughlin (1987–89)
Secretary of Health and Human Services	Richard S. Schweiker (1981–83) Margaret M. Heckler (1983–85) Otis Bowen (1985–89)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development	Samuel R. Pierce (1981–89)
Secretary of Transportation	Drew Lewis (1981–83) Elizabeth H. Dole (1983–87) James H. Burnley IV (1987–89)
Secretary of Energy	James B. Edwards (1981–83) Donald P. Hodel (1983–85) John S. Herrington (1985–89)
Secretary of Education	Terrel H. Bell (1981–85) William J. Bennett (1985–88) Lauro F. Cavazos (1988–89)

Cabinet-level
Vice President	George H. W. Bush (1981–89)
White House Chief of Staff	James A. Baker (1981–85) Donald T. Regan (1985–87) Howard H. Baker Jr. (1987–88) Kenneth M. Duberstein (1988–89)
Director of the Office of Management and Budget	David Stockman (1981–85) James C. Miller III (1985–88) Joseph R. Wright Jr. (1988–89)
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency	Anne M. Gorsuch (1981–83) William D. Ruckelshaus (1983–85) Lee M. Thomas (1985–89)
Director of Central Intelligence	William J. Casey (1981–87) William H. Webster (1987–89)
Ambassador to the United Nations	Jeane Kirkpatrick (1981–85) Vernon A. Walters (1985–89)
Trade Representative	William E. Brock III (1981–85) Clayton K. Yeutter (1985–89)
Chairperson of the Council of Economic Advisers	Murray L. Weidenbaum (1981–82) Martin S. Feldstein (1982–84) Beryl W. Sprinkel (1985–89)

DuPont
Corporate directors	Edward D. Breen Lamberto Andreotti Robert A. Brown Bertrand P. Collomb Alexander M. Cutler Thère du Pont James L. Gallogly Marillyn Hewson Lois Juliber Ulf M. “Mark” Schneider Lee M. Thomas Patrick J. Ward
Products	Corian FE-13 Hypalon Kalrez Kapton Kevlar Mylar Neoprene Nomex Nylon Sorona Teflon Tyvek Vespel Viton Zodiaq Zytel
Subsidiaries and joint ventures	DuPont Pioneer Danisco Solae DuPont Danisco Antec International
Divisions and facilities	DuPont Central Research DuPont Experimental Station Hotel duPont
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