Duane Berentson

Duane Berentson
Berentson in 1967
Washington Secretary of Transportation
In office
May 20, 1981 – January 27, 1993
Governor
Preceded byWilliam A. Bulley's
Succeeded bySid Morrison
40th Speaker of the Washington House of Representatives
In office
January 8, 1979 – January 12, 1981
Serving with John A. Bagnariol
Preceded byJohn A. Bagnariol
Succeeded byWilliam M. Polk
Minority Leader of the Washington House of Representatives
In office
January 10, 1977 – January 8, 1979
Preceded byIrv Newhouse
Succeeded byDick King
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
from the 40th district
In office
January 14, 1963 – January 12, 1981
Preceded byDon Eldridge
Succeeded byHomer Lundquist
Personal details
Born
Duane Lyman Berentson

(1928-11-22)November 22, 1928
Anacortes, Washington, U.S.
DiedJuly 5, 2013(2013-07-05) (aged 84)
Mount Vernon, Washington, U.S.
Political partyRepublican

Duane Lyman Berentson (November 22, 1928 – July 5, 2013) was an American educator and politician.

Born in Anacortes, Washington, Berentson went to the University of Washington and then Pacific Lutheran University. He taught high school and was a coach and then was a securities broker. He served in the Washington House of Representatives 1962–1980, as a Republican, and then served as secretary of the Washington Department of Transportation 1981–1993. He died in Mount Vernon, Washington.[1][2]