Michael Parker (politician)

Michael Parker
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
In office
October 2001 – March 2002
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byJoseph Westphal
Succeeded byJohn Woodley
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Mississippi's 4th district
In office
January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1999
Preceded byWayne Dowdy
Succeeded byRonnie Shows
Personal details
Born
Paul Michael Parker

(1949-10-31) October 31, 1949 (age 74)
Laurel, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (before 1995)
Republican (1995–present)
EducationWilliam Carey University (BA)

Paul Michael Parker (born October 31, 1949) is an American businessman and politician from the U.S. state of Mississippi. From 1989 to 1999, he served five terms in Congress as a member of the Democratic Party and, later, the Republican Party.

In 1999, he was the Republican nominee for Governor of Mississippi. He was defeated in a tight election that was decided by the Mississippi House of Representatives. He later served as Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Army, with authority over the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.