Maurice Stans

Maurice Stans
19th United States Secretary of Commerce
In office
January 21, 1969 – February 15, 1972
PresidentRichard Nixon
Preceded byC. R. Smith
Succeeded byPeter G. Peterson
13th Director of the Bureau of the Budget
In office
March 18, 1958 – January 21, 1961
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byPercival Brundage
Succeeded byDavid E. Bell
Personal details
Born
Maurice Hubert Stans

(1908-03-22)March 22, 1908
Shakopee, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedApril 14, 1998(1998-04-14) (aged 90)
Pasadena, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseKathleen Stans
Children4

Maurice Hubert Stans (March 22, 1908 – April 14, 1998) was an American accountant, civil servant, and political organizer who served as the 19th United States Secretary of Commerce from 1969 to 1972. He served as the finance chairman for the Committee for the Re-Election of the President, working for the re-election of Richard Nixon. He pleaded guilty to five counts for technical violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act that were revealed during the larger investigation into the Watergate scandal.