 Born:28-Nov-1953
Birthplace:Elizabeth, NJ
Gender: Male
Religion:Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Government,Attorney
Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Homeland Security Czar Michael Chertoff clerked for JusticeWilliam J. Brennan and later prosecuted consumer electronics retailer Crazy Eddie (Eddie Antar) for racketeering and fraud. Chertoff also directed the Justice Department's efforts againstZacarias Moussaoui. PresidentGeorge W. Bush appointed him to the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in March 2003. Ten months later, Bush tapped Judge Chertoff to head the newly-created Department of Homeland Security. Father: Gershon Baruch Chertoff (rabbi, b. 1915, d. 1996)
Mother: Livia Eisen (gallery owner, d. 19-Dec-1998)
Wife: (div.)
Wife: Meryl Justin Chertoff (2 children)
Daughter: Emily
Son: Philip
High School:Pingry School
University:BA History, Harvard University (1975)
Law School:JD, Harvard Law School (1978)
US Secretary of Homeland Security 2005-
National Infrastructure Advisory Council
Latham & Watkins Partner (1980-83 and 1994-2001)
Harvard Law Review
American Red Cross Board of Governors
Friends of Senator D'Amato 1998 Committee
George W. Bush for President
Whitewater Scandal special counsel, Senate Banking Committee investigation 1995
Polish Ancestry Maternal
Romanian Ancestry Paternal
Russian Ancestry Paternal
Jewish Ancestry
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