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Thomas Joseph Ridge (born August 26, 1945) is an American politician and author who served in the George W. Bush administration as the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security from 2001 to 2003 and as the United States Secretary of Homeland Security from 2003 to 2005. He was the first person to hold either office.
Tom Ridge (born August 26, 1945, Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S.) American politician who was governor of Pennsylvania (1995–2001) and who later served as the first director of the Office of Homeland Security (2001–03) and the first secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (2003–05).
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Aug 29, 2022 · ‘It could bring a tear to your eye’: Former Pa. Gov. Tom Ridge reflects on politics, Jan. 6, his health Updated: Aug. 29, 2022, 9:55 p.m. | Published: Aug. 29, 2022, 5:05 a.m.
Jun 17, 2021 · CNN —. Tom Ridge, a former Republican governor of Pennsylvania and the first US secretary of Homeland Security, was transferred by ambulance to a hospital in the Washington area Wednesday ...
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May 23, 2013 · Learn about the life and career of Thomas J. Ridge, who served as the first Secretary of Homeland Security from 2003 to 2005. He led the department that strengthened borders, provided intelligence, countered weapons of mass destruction, and responded to disasters.
Sep 1, 2009 · Tom Ridge served as the United States' first head of Homeland Security after September 11, 2001. He unveiled the color coded threat level system in 2002. In his memoir, The Test of Our Times,...
Learn about the life and career of Thomas J. Ridge, the first secretary of the Department of Homeland Security under President George W. Bush. He served from 2003 to 2005 and resigned after the 2004 presidential election.
