Lynn M. Martin | |
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21st United States Secretary of Labor | |
In office February 7, 1991 – January 20, 1993 | |
President | George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Elizabeth Dole |
Succeeded by | Robert Reich |
Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference | |
In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1989 | |
Leader | Robert H. Michel |
Preceded by | Jack Edwards |
Succeeded by | Bill McCollum |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 16th district | |
In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1991 | |
Preceded by | John B. Anderson |
Succeeded by | John W. Cox Jr. |
Member of the Illinois Senate from the 34th district | |
In office January 1979 – January 1981 | |
Preceded by | Vivian Hickey |
Succeeded by | W. Timothy Simms |
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 34th district | |
In office January 1977 – January 1979 Serving with Edolo J. Giorgi, W. Timothy Simms | |
Preceded by | Guy Stubblefield |
Succeeded by | John W. Hallock, Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Judith Lynn Morley December 26, 1939 Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouses | |
Children | 2 |
Education | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (BA) |
Lynn Morley Martin (born Judith Lynn Morley; December 26, 1939) is an American businesswoman and former politician who served as the 21st United States secretary of labor from 1991 to 1993, under President George H. W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party, she previously represented Illinois's 16th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 1991. Before her election to Congress, Martin served in both chambers of Illinois General Assembly; in the State House of Representatives from 1977 to 1979, as well as the State Senate from 1979 to 1980 .