Jonathan Howes | |
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Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources | |
In office 1992–1997 | |
Governor | Jim Hunt |
Preceded by | William W. Cobey, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Wayne McDevitt |
Mayor of Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |
In office 1987–1991 | |
Preceded by | James Wallace |
Succeeded by | Ken Broun |
Personal details | |
Born | April 11, 1937 Knoxville, Tennessee |
Died | May 31, 2015 Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Mary Howes |
Children | Three |
Residence | Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
Alma mater | Wittenberg University (B.A.) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Harvard University |
Profession | Politician |
Jonathan Howes (April 11, 1937 – May 31, 2015) was an American politician and urban planner. He served as the director of the Center for Urban and Regional Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1970 until 1993.[1] Howes began his political career as an elected member of the Chapel Hill Town Council from 1975 to 1987. He was then elected Mayor of Chapel Hill for two consecutive terms from 1987 to 1991.[2] In 1991, North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt appointed Howes as Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, a state cabinet position he held from 1992 to 1997.[1][3][4]