Lisa P. Jackson

Barack ObamaWhite House

OVERVIEW:

BORN:
February 8, 1962; 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

EDUCATION:
Tulane University (BS)
Princeton University (MS)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat

HIGHLIGHTS:
2006-2008:
Commissioner of Environmental Protection of New Jersey
2008:
Chief of Staff to New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine
2009-2013:
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency  

PORTRAITS:

RESOURCES:

President Barack Obama gestures during a meeting with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson in the Oval Office, Feb. 16, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Environmental Protection Agency
Wikipedia

MEDIA COVERAGE:

President Barack Obama is briefed about the situation along the Gulf Coast following the BP oil spill, at the Coast Guard Venice Center, in Venice, La., Sunday, May 2, 2010. Pictured, from left, are U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John Brennan, Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Nomination, 12/15/2008 (NYTNYT)
Confirmation Hearing, 1/15/2009 (WP)
Resignation, 12/28/2012 (NYT, WP)