J. Michael Farren
John Michael Farren (born November 21, 1952) is a former American lawyer who served as Deputy White House Counsel in the Office of Counsel to the President under the 43rd President of the United States George W. Bush from 2007 to 2009. Farren also served as Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade at the United States Department of Commerce and head of the International Trade Administration under the 41st President of the United States George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1992. He is currently serving a 15-year jail sentence for the attempted murder of his then-wife.
J. Michael Farren | |
|---|---|
| United States Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade | |
| In office June 1989 – May 1992 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Secretary | Robert Mosbacher Rockwell A. Schnabel (acting) Barbara Franklin |
| Preceded by | W. Allen Moore |
| Succeeded by | Timothy Hauser (acting) |
| Director of the Office of Business Liaison, United States Department of Commerce | |
| In office June 1983 – March 1985 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Secretary | Malcolm Baldrige Jr. |
| Director of the Office of the White House Liaison, United States Department of Commerce | |
| In office August 1981 – June 1983 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Secretary | Malcolm Baldrige Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Michael Farren November 21, 1952 Waterbury, Connecticut |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Mary Margaret Scharf
(m. 1997; div. 2011) |
| Education | Fairfield University (BA) Trinity College (M.P.P.) University of Connecticut (JD) |
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