Chris Daggett | |
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| Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection | |
| In office March 14, 1989 – December 31, 1989 Acting: September 8, 1988 – March 14, 1989 | |
| Governor | Thomas Kean |
| Preceded by | Richard T. Dewling |
| Succeeded by | Judith A. Yaskin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christopher Jarvis Daggett March 7, 1950 Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Bea Horvath Daggett |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina, B.A. University of Massachusetts Amherst, Ed.D. |
Christopher Jarvis Daggett (born March 7, 1950) is an American businessman who is the president and CEO of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, one of the largest foundations in New Jersey. A former regional administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, he ran as an independent candidate for Governor of New Jersey in 2009, garnering 5.8% of the vote.[1]