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Wally Hickel
Official portrait, 1969
2nd Governor of Alaska
In office December 3, 1990 – December 5, 1994
Lieutenant
Jack Coghill
Preceded by
Steve Cowper
Succeeded by
Tony Knowles
In office December 5, 1966 – January 29, 1969
Lieutenant
Keith Harvey Miller
Preceded by
William A. Egan
Succeeded by
Keith Harvey Miller
38th United States Secretary of the Interior
In office January 24, 1969 – November 25, 1970
President
Richard Nixon
Preceded by
Stewart Udall
Succeeded by
Rogers Morton
Personal details
Born
Walter Joseph Hickel
(1919-08-18)August 18, 1919 Ellinwood, Kansas, U.S.
Died
May 7, 2010(2010-05-07) (aged 90) Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
Walter Joseph Hickel (August 18, 1919 – May 7, 2010) was an American businessman, real estate developer, and politician who served as the second governor of Alaska from 1966 to 1969 and 1990 to 1994, as well as U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1969 to 1970. He worked as a construction worker and eventually became a construction company operator during Alaska's territorial days. Following World War II, Hickel became heavily involved with real estate development, building residential subdivisions, shopping centers and hotels. Hickel entered politics in the 1950s during Alaska's battle for statehood and remained politically active for the rest of his life.[1]
Hickel served as the second governor of Alaska, defeating incumbent and first governor William A. Egan in 1966. He served as governor until 1969, ending with his resignation upon his appointment to the position of United States Secretary of the Interior in the cabinet of President Richard Nixon. Hickel later served a full term as governor from 1990 to 1994 under the banner of the Alaskan Independence Party.[1]
^ ab"Hickel, Walter J. "Wally" | Alaska History". www.alaskahistory.org. Archived from the original on 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
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