POLITICIAN

Cecil Andrus

1931 - 2017

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Cecil Dale Andrus (August 25, 1931 – August 24, 2017) was an American politician who served as 26th and 28th governor of Idaho, for a total of fourteen years. A Democrat, he also served as U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1977 to 1981 during the Carter Administration. Andrus lost his first gubernatorial election in 1966 but won four (in 1970, 1974, 1986, and 1990) and his fourteen years as governor is the most in state history. In public life, Andrus was noted for his strong conservationist and environmental views and accomplishments, and an Idaho wildlife preserve established in 1993 in Washington County is named the Cecil D. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cecil Andrus has received more than 172,890 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Cecil Andrus is the 18,433rd most popular politician, the 15,188th most popular biography from United States and the 1,145th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Cecil Andrus ranks 18,433 out of 19,576Before him are Màxim Huerta, Shinjirō Koizumi, Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, Nils Ušakovs, Amber Rudd, and Annick Girardin. After him are Olivier Besancenot, Ebba Busch Thor, Vincent C. Gray, Javier Imbroda, Laurent Lamothe, and Kate Brown.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Cecil Andrus ranks 611Before him are Jack Clement, Tom Laughlin, Malcolm Williamson, Charles Nelson Reilly, Ann E. Todd, and Billy Casper. After him are Douglas Wilder, Richard Bakalyan, Alan Newton, Tom Adams, Lowell Weicker, and Pete Stark. Among people deceased in 2017, Cecil Andrus ranks 651Before him are Steffi Martin, Bill Hougland, Tom Alter, František Rajtoral, Pete Domenici, and Vasily Kudinov. After him are Dirk Hafemeister, Tony Madigan, Leo Peelen, José Antonio Alonso, Elena Verdugo, and Ronnie Moran.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cecil Andrus ranks 15,188 out of 20,380Before him are Dale Ellis (1960), Penelope Milford (1948), Martha P. Haynes (1951), Dr. Luke (1973), Laura Tyson (1947), and Sharon Walsh (1952). After him are Justin Bruening (1979), Lil Dicky (1988), Michael Malone (1971), J. P. Manoux (1969), Rebecca Pidgeon (1965), and David DeCoteau (1962).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Cecil Andrus ranks 1,145Before him are Dean Phillips (1969), Caleb Strong (1745), George Ryan (1934), Letitia James (1958), John Danforth (1936), and Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (1969). After him are Vincent C. Gray (1942), James W. Nye (1815), Mary Fallin (1954), Hazel Abel (1888), Kristi Noem (1971), and Susana Martinez (1959).