Edward M. Lambert Jr. | |
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Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Recreation | |
In office 2011–2013 | |
Preceded by | Rick Sullivan |
Succeeded by | Jack Murray |
Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts | |
In office 1996 – Oct. 26, 2007 | |
Preceded by | John R. Mitchell |
Succeeded by | William F. Whitty (Acting) |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 8th Bristol District | |
In office 1989–1996 | |
Preceded by | Charles E. Silvia |
Succeeded by | Michael Rodrigues |
Fall River School Committee | |
In office 1980–1989 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Fall River, Massachusetts | March 8, 1958
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Fall River, Massachusetts |
Alma mater | Southeastern Massachusetts University Bridgewater State College |
Occupation | Politician Civil servant |
Edward M. Lambert Jr. (born March 8, 1958, in Fall River, Massachusetts) is an American politician and government official who currently served as vice chancellor for government relations and public affairs at the University of Massachusetts Boston.[1]
He previously served as a member of the Fall River, Massachusetts School Committee from 1980 to 1989, the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1989 to 1996, Mayor of Fall River from 1996 to 2007, and Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation from 2011 to 2013.[2][3]
Outside politics Lambert served as the director of University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's Urban Initiative from 2007 to 2011.[2]