Norman Mineta

American politician (1931-2022) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 90 · Born 95 years ago today

Norman Yoshio Mineta was an American politician and U.S. Army officer who served as a Cabinet secretary in the administrations of President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, and George W. Bush, a Republican.

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2022Died3 May 20222007Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising SunAward2006Presidential Medal of FreedomAwardWright Brothers Memorial TrophyAward1996NASA Distinguished Service MedalAward1931Born12 November 1931

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Heart Mountain Relocation Center, the concentration camp near Cody, Wyoming where Mineta's family were incarcerated, along with 10,000 other American citizens of Japanese heritage.

San José International Airport now named after Mineta

Mineta in 2009

Awards

Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun2007

Presidential Medal of Freedom2006

Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy2006

NASA Distinguished Service Medal1996

L. Welch Pogue Award for Lifetime Achievement in Aviation

About this person

He was a member of the Democratic Party, and was the highest-ranking Asian American in the federal executive branch in American history until the election of Kamala Harris as vice president in 2020.

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United States