Jerald S. Paul

Jerald S. Paul
Principal Deputy Administrator
National Nuclear Security Administration
In office
July 2004 – August 2006
Succeeded byWilliam C. Ostendorff[1]
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 71st district
In office
2000–2004
Preceded byDavid Bitner
Succeeded byMichael J. Grant
Personal details
Born (1966-02-26) February 26, 1966 (age 58)
Lancaster, Ohio
Alma materMaine Maritime Academy (BS)
University of Florida
Stetson University (JD)
Known forServed in the Florida House of Representatives

Jerald Scott Paul[2] (born 1966 in Lancaster, Ohio) previously served as the Principal Deputy Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration at the U.S. Department of Energy. He was nominated by President George W. Bush and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in July 2004. He oversaw all of this agency's nuclear nonproliferation programs with the principal responsibility of preventing the spread of nuclear materials, technology and expertise. In August 2006, Paul stepped down from this position to return to his law practice.[3]

Jerald Paul previously served as a Representative in the House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Florida. He earned a B.S. degree in marine engineering from the Maine Maritime Academy in 1989 and then enrolled at the University of Florida, taking graduate level courses in nuclear engineering until December 1990. Paul received his Juris Doctor from the Stetson University in December 1994.[2]

  1. ^ "PN289 — 110th Congress (2007-2008) — William Charles Ostendorff — Department of Energy". U.S. Congress. March 29, 2007. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  2. ^ a b "Biographical and Financial Information Requested of Nominees". Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Second Session, 108th Congress (PDF). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 2005. pp. 119–122. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  3. ^ "Paul Steps Down as Principal Deputy Administrator" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: National Nuclear Security Administration. June 12, 2006. Archived from the original on 2009-01-18. Retrieved 2021-05-31. Archived 2009-01-18 at the Wayback Machine