Erskine Bowles
Erskine Boyce Bowles (born August 8, 1945) is an American businessman and political figure from North Carolina. He served as the 19th White House Chief of Staff from January 1997 to October 1998, under President Bill Clinton, and as the president of the University of North Carolina system from 2005 to 2010. He also ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate in 2002 and 2004 to represent North Carolina.
Erskine Bowles | |
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Bowles in 2010 | |
| 16th President of the University of North Carolina system | |
| In office October 3, 2005 – December 31, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Molly Corbett Broad |
| Succeeded by | Thomas W. Ross |
| Co-Chair of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform | |
| In office February 18, 2010 – December 1, 2010 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| 19th White House Chief of Staff | |
| In office January 20, 1997 – October 20, 1998 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Deputy | Sylvia Mathews Burwell John Podesta |
| Preceded by | Leon Panetta |
| Succeeded by | John Podesta |
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| In office October 3, 1994 – January 11, 1996 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Philip Lader |
| Succeeded by | Evelyn S. Lieberman |
| 18th Administrator of the Small Business Administration | |
| In office May 7, 1993 – October 3, 1994 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Pat Saiki |
| Succeeded by | Philip Lader |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 8, 1945 Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Crandall Close (m. 1971) |
| Children | 3 |
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| Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA) Columbia University (MBA) |
In 2010, Bowles served as the Democratic co-chair of President Barack Obama's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform with Alan Simpson. Bowles and Simpson founded an advocacy group, The Campaign to Fix the Debt.
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