Spencer Abraham

Spencer Abraham
Official portrait, 2001
10th United States Secretary of Energy
In office
January 20, 2001 – January 31, 2005
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byBill Richardson
Succeeded bySamuel Bodman
United States Senator
from Michigan
In office
January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001
Preceded byDonald Riegle
Succeeded byDebbie Stabenow
Chair of the Michigan Republican Party
In office
1983–1991
Preceded byMelvin L. Larsen
Succeeded byDavid J. Doyle
Personal details
Born
Edward Spencer Abraham

(1952-06-12) June 12, 1952 (age 72)
East Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJane Abraham
EducationMichigan State University (BA)
Harvard University (JD)
AwardsLebanese National Order of the Cedar (Commander Class)

Edward Spencer Abraham (born June 12, 1952) is an American attorney, author, and politician who served as the 10th United States Secretary of Energy from 2001 to 2005, under President George W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a United States Senator from Michigan from 1995 to 2001. Abraham is one of the founders of the Federalist Society, and a co-founder of the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy. As of 2024, he is the last Republican to have served as a U.S. senator from Michigan.