This article is about the American politician. For the alternative rock musician, see Johnette Napolitano.
"Secretary Napolitano" redirects here. For the former Italian President and regional Secretary of the Italian Communist Party, see Giorgio Napolitano.
Janet Napolitano
Napolitano in 2018
Member of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board
Incumbent
Assumed office May 4, 2022
President
Joe Biden
20th President of the University of California
In office September 30, 2013 – August 1, 2020
Preceded by
Mark Yudof
Succeeded by
Michael V. Drake
3rd United States Secretary of Homeland Security
In office January 21, 2009 – September 6, 2013
President
Barack Obama
Deputy
Jane Holl Lute Rand Beers (acting)
Preceded by
Michael Chertoff
Succeeded by
Jeh Johnson
21st Governor of Arizona
In office January 6, 2003 – January 21, 2009
Preceded by
Jane Dee Hull
Succeeded by
Jan Brewer
23rd Attorney General of Arizona
In office January 4, 1999 – January 6, 2003
Governor
Jane Dee Hull
Preceded by
Grant Woods
Succeeded by
Terry Goddard
United States Attorney for the District of Arizona
In office November 19, 1993 – November 1, 1997
President
Bill Clinton
Preceded by
Linda Akers
Succeeded by
Jose de Jesus Rivera
Personal details
Born
Janet Ann Napolitano
(1957-11-29) November 29, 1957 (age 66) New York City, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Education
Santa Clara University (BS) University of Virginia (JD)
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Janet Ann Napolitano (/nəpɒlɪˈtænoʊ/;[1] born November 29, 1957)[2] is an American politician, lawyer, and academic administrator. She served as president of the University of California from 2013 to 2020, on the faculty at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley since 2015, the United States secretary of homeland security from 2009 to 2013 (during the administration of President Barack Obama), and the governor of Arizona from 2003 to 2009.[3][4]
Prior to her election as governor, she served as attorney general of Arizona from 1999 to 2003. She was the first woman and the 23rd person to serve in that office. Napolitano had earlier served as the United States attorney for the District of Arizona. She has been the first woman to serve in several offices, including attorney general of Arizona, secretary of homeland security, and president of the University of California.
Forbes ranked her as the world's ninth most powerful woman in 2012[5] and eighth most powerful woman in 2013. In 2008, she was listed by The New York Times as one of the women most likely to become the first female president of the United States.[6][7][8] Napolitano also sits on the bipartisan advisory board of States United Democracy Center.[9] She was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2018.[10]
^"Playbook 24/7". Politico.Com. May 18, 2009. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
^"UPI Almanac for Friday, Nov. 29, 2019". United Press International. November 29, 2019. Archived from the original on December 24, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2020. …Janet Napolitano, former U.S. secretary of Homeland Security, in 1957 (age 62)
^President, UC Office of the (September 18, 2019). "University of California President Janet Napolitano announces decision to step down next year". University of California. Archived from the original on September 18, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
^Cite error: The named reference CV2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"The 100 Most Powerful Women". Forbes. September 2012. Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
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^"JANET NAPOLITANO". States United Democracy Center. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
^"Election of New Members at the 2018 Spring Meeting - American Philosophical Society". www.amphilsoc.org. Archived from the original on December 23, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
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