Paul Coverdell

Paul Coverdell
Official portrait, 1998
United States Senator
from Georgia
In office
January 3, 1993 – July 18, 2000
Preceded byWyche Fowler
Succeeded byZell Miller
11th Director of the Peace Corps
In office
May 2, 1989 – September 4, 1991
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byLoret Miller Ruppe
Succeeded byElaine Chao
Member of the Georgia Senate
from the 40th district
In office
January 8, 1973 – May 2, 1989
Preceded byE. Earl Patton
Succeeded byMichael J. Egan
Member of the Georgia Senate
from the 56th district
In office
January 11, 1971 – January 8, 1973
Preceded byJack Hardy
Succeeded byTom Moore
Personal details
Born
Paul Douglas Coverdell

(1939-01-20)January 20, 1939
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
DiedJuly 18, 2000(2000-07-18) (aged 61)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Nancy Nally Coverdell
(m. 1967)
Alma materUniversity of Missouri
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1962–1964
RankCaptain

Paul Douglas Coverdell (January 20, 1939 – July 18, 2000) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Georgia from 1993 until his death in 2000. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the director of the Peace Corps from 1989 to 1991 under President George H. W. Bush.