Michael D. Brown | |
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Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency | |
In office March 15, 2003 – September 12, 2005 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Joe Allbaugh |
Succeeded by | R. David Paulison |
Personal details | |
Born | Michael DeWayne Brown November 8, 1954 Guymon, Oklahoma U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Central Oklahoma (BA) Oklahoma City University (JD) |
Michael DeWayne Brown (born November 8, 1954) is an American attorney, and former government official who served as the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from 2003 to 2005. He joined FEMA as general counsel in 2001 and became deputy director the same year. Appointed in January 2003 by President George W. Bush to lead FEMA, Brown resigned in September 2005 following his controversial handling of Hurricane Katrina. Brown currently hosts a radio talk show on 630 KHOW in Denver, Colorado.[1]