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Dan Glickman

Dan Glickman
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Chairman and Chief Executive of the Motion Picture Association of America
In office
2004–2010
Preceded by Jack Valenti
Succeeded by Chris Dodd
26th United States Secretary of Agriculture
In office
March 30, 1995 – January 19, 2001
President Bill Clinton
Preceded by Mike Espy
Succeeded by Ann Veneman
Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee
In office
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995
Speaker Tom Foley
Preceded by Dave McCurdy
Succeeded by Larry Combest
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 4th district
In office
January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by Garner E. Shriver
Succeeded by Todd Tiahrt
Personal details
Born Daniel Robert Glickman
(1944-11-24) November 24, 1944 (age 72)
Wichita, Kansas
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Rhoda Joyce Yura (1966 - present)
Children Jonathan Glickman
Amy Glickman
Alma mater University of Michigan (B.A.)
George Washington University (J.D.)
Religion Judaism

Daniel Robert "Dan" Glickman (born November 24, 1944) is an American politician, academic and businessman. He served as the United States Secretary of Agriculture from 1995 until 2001, prior to which he represented Kansas's 4th congressional district as a Democrat in Congress for 18 years. He was Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) from 2004–2010. He serves as a Senior Fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center, where he focuses on public health, national security, and economic policy issues. He also co-chairs BPC's Democracy Project and co-leads the center's Nutrition and Physical Activity Initiative.

He also serves on the board of directors of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange,MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger and the board of Friends of the World Food Program. He also serves on the Council on American Politics, which brings leaders from the forefront of today's political and communications arena together to address issues facing the growth and enrichment of GW’s Graduate School of Political Management where he also teaches courses.

Glickman was born in Wichita, Kansas on November 24, 1944, the son of Gladys A. (née Kopelman) and Milton Glickman. His family was Jewish. The Glickman family operated Glickman Inc., a full-service scrap metal operation, since 1915 and Kansas Metal, an automobile and appliance shredder, since 1994. Glickman Inc. was founded by Jacob Glickman and later continued and expanded by Milton and Bill Glickman. With the death of Milton Glickman, Dan's father, in December 1999, Dan and his siblings Norman and Sharon Glickman carried on the family business until it was sold in 2002.


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