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Heather Wilson

1960 - Today

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Heather Ann Wilson (born December 30, 1960) is the 11th President of the University of Texas at El Paso. She previously served as the 24th Secretary of the United States Air Force from 2017 through 2019, as the 12th president of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology from 2013 to 2017, and as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for New Mexico's 1st congressional district from 1998 to 2009. Wilson was the first female military veteran elected to a full term in Congress. While in the U.S. House of Representatives, Wilson served on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Heather Wilson is the 19,558th most popular politician (down from 19,160th in 2024), the 18,817th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,428th in 2019) and the 1,483rd most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Heather Wilson ranks 19,558 out of 19,576. Before her are Tate Reeves, George LeMieux, Anton Alikhanov, Aida Hadzialic, Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, and Nicola Renzi. After her are Risa Hontiveros, Antonio Milošoski, Péter Bácsi, Niko Peleshi, Joe Scarborough, and Olivier Véran.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Heather Wilson ranks 1,083. Before her are Kathy Smallwood-Cook, Wendee Lee, Mike Turner, Gary Cohn, Ashley Crow, and Michèle Flournoy. After her are Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Lynn Jennings, Vicky Hartzler, Tim Winton, Aaron Allston, and Peter Charles.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Heather Wilson ranks 18,825 out of 20,380. Before her are Kelly Jones (1964), Lee McRae (1966), Steve Turner (1965), Jim Jones (1976), Lauren Conrad (1986), and Ben Roethlisberger (1982). After her are Antoine Walker (1976), Amber Frank (1998), Josh Smith (1985), Lil Baby (1994), Matthew Quick (1973), and Teju Cole (1975).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Heather Wilson ranks 1,483. Before her are David Cicilline (1961), Todd Young (1972), Andrew R. Wheeler (1964), Jon Husted (1967), Tate Reeves (1974), and George LeMieux (1969). After her are Joe Scarborough (1963), Adam Kinzinger (1978), Vicky Hartzler (1960), Brad Henry (1963), Jerry McNerney (1951), and Aaron Russell (1993).

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