Rodney E. Slater

Rodney Slater
13th United States Secretary of Transportation
In office
February 14, 1997 – January 20, 2001
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byFederico Peña
Succeeded byNorman Mineta
Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration
In office
June 3, 1993[1] – February 14, 1997
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byThomas D. Larson
Succeeded byKenneth R. Wykle
Personal details
Born
Rodney Earl Slater

(1955-02-23) February 23, 1955 (age 69)
Marianna, Arkansas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationEastern Michigan University (BA)
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (JD)

Rodney Earl Slater (born February 23, 1955) is an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as the United States Secretary of Transportation under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001. Prior to being appointed to the Clinton Cabinet, Slater served as the administrator of the Federal Highway Administration from 1993 to 1997.

  1. ^ Federal Highway AdministrationPublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.