Bert Lance

Bert Lance
23rd Director of the Office of Management and Budget
In office
January 24, 1977 – September 24, 1977
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byJames T. Lynn
Succeeded byJim McIntyre
Personal details
Born
Thomas Bertram Lance

(1931-06-03)June 3, 1931
Gainesville, Georgia, U.S.
DiedAugust 15, 2013(2013-08-15) (aged 82)
Calhoun, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationEmory University
University of Georgia (BA)

Thomas Bertram "Bert" Lance (June 3, 1931 – August 15, 2013) was an American businessman who served as director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Jimmy Carter in 1977. He is known mainly for resigning from the Carter administration because of a scandal during his first year in office. However, he was later cleared of all charges.[1]

  1. ^ "Politicians who are charged with wrongdoing often not convicted". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved August 15, 2013.