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Sonny Perdue
George Ervin "Sonny" Perdue III (born December 20, 1946) is an American veterinarian, businessman, and politician currently serving as the 31st United States Secretary of Agriculture since 2017. He previously served as the 81st Governor of Georgia from 2003 to 2011. He was the first Republican Governor of Georgia since Reconstruction. Founder and partner in an agricultural trading company, Perdue served from 2012 to 2017 on the Governors' Council of the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, D.C. He is the second Secretary of Agriculture from the Deep South; the first was Mike Espy of Mississippi, who served under President Bill Clinton from January 1993 to December 1994. On January 18, 2017, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he would nominate Perdue to be Secretary of Agriculture. His nomination was transmitted to the U.S. Senate on March 9, 2017. His nomination was approved by the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry on March 30 by a 19–1 voice vote, and by the entire Senate in a vote of 87–11 on April 24.
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1946-12-20
Birth Place
Perry, Georgia, U.S.
Education
Veterinary_physician
Political Ideology
Republican_Party_(United_States)
Spouse(s)
Mary Ruff
Children
4
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USG Chancellor Sonny Perdue visits Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

TIFTON — University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue visited Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College recently for a chat with future ABAC students and a long conversation with ABAC President David Bridges on his perspective after serving 16 years as the ABAC president. “ABAC has always been a great place,”...
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USG Chancellor Sonny Perdue Makes Visit to Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

TIFTON—University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue visited Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College on Monday for a chat with future ABAC students and a long conversation with ABAC President David Bridges on his perspective after serving 16 years as the ABAC President. “ABAC has always been a great place,” Perdue...
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Sonny Perdue talks state of USG and what’s next

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Sonny Perdue was named the chancellor of the University System of Georgia (USG) in March 2022. On Monday, WALB’s Jim Wallace sat down with Perdue to talk about what’s next for the USG. “As the new Chancellor, what are some of the first things...
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Sonny Perdue counting on executive experience in new role as university system chancellor

ATLANTA — Sonny Perdue isn’t your typical University System of Georgia chancellor. His two immediate predecessors — Steve Wrigley and Hank Huckaby — spent large portions of their careers in academia. Huckaby was a professor and later administrator at several USG institutions including the University of Georgia, while Wrigley served inside the system’s central office as executive vice chancellor of administration.
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Sonny Perdue named USG Chancellor, GS professors weigh in

Sonny Perdue was announced the Chancellor of the University System of Georgia at the start of March, giving professors across the state something to talk about. The former two-term governor is now in charge of curriculum development and overseeing policy decisions. Perdue’s new position has been a controversial, as the...
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