Mort Downey | |
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| 6th United States Deputy Secretary of Transportation | |
| In office May 28, 1993 – January 20, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | James B. Busey IV |
| Succeeded by | Michael P. Jackson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mortimer Leo Downey III August 9, 1936 Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | November 2, 2023 (aged 87) Oakton, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Joyce Vander Meyden
(m. 1961; died 2012) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | |
Mortimer Leo Downey III (August 9, 1936 – November 2, 2023) was an American government official who was Deputy Secretary of Transportation from 1993 to 2001, making him the longest-serving person to ever hold the post. Downey was appointed to the position at the beginning of the Clinton administration, and was the acting U.S. Secretary of Transportation for the first four days of the Bush administration, from January 21, 2001 to January 24, 2001.
Downey additionally served as executive director and chief financial officer of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority from 1986 to 1993, and as chairman of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority from 2015 to 2016.