Charles Warren | |
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| Executive Officer of the California State Lands Commission | |
| In office 1989–1994 | |
| Preceded by | Claire Dedrick[1] |
| Succeeded by | Robert Hight[2] |
| Member of the California Coastal Commission | |
| In office 1985–1990 | |
| Appointed by | Willie L. Brown, Jr. |
| Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality | |
| In office 1977–1979 | |
| Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | John A. Busterud |
| Succeeded by | Gus Speth |
| Member of the California Assembly | |
| In office January 7, 1963 – March 11, 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Chet Wolfrum |
| Succeeded by | Mike Roos |
| Constituency | 56th district (1963–1975) 46th district (1975–1977) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Hugh Warren April 26, 1927 Kansas City, Missouri |
| Died | November 7, 2019 (aged 92)[3] |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) Hastings College of Law (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1944–1946 |
| Unit | 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Charles Hugh Warren (April 26, 1927 – November 7, 2019) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served in the California State Assembly from 1963 to 1977 and held a Cabinet-level position as chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) under U.S. President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1979.
In the California State Assembly, Warren became a strong proponent of environmental initiatives. He was one of the principal authors of the Coastal Protection Act, which established the California Coastal Commission as a permanent body, and the bill that created the California Energy Commission. At CEQ, he oversaw the promulgation of legally binding regulations for federal agency compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act requirement for environmental impact statements.