Carla Anderson Hills
Carla Hills | |
|---|---|
Hills in 2017 | |
| 10th United States Trade Representative | |
| In office February 6, 1989 – January 20, 1993 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Clayton Yeutter |
| Succeeded by | Mickey Kantor |
| 5th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | |
| In office March 10, 1975 – January 20, 1977 | |
| President | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | James Thomas Lynn |
| Succeeded by | Patricia Roberts Harris |
| 20th United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division | |
| In office 1973–1975 | |
| President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Harlington Wood Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Rex E. Lee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carla Anderson January 3, 1934 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Stanford University (BA) St Hilda's College, Oxford Yale University (LLB) |
Carla Anderson Hills (born January 3, 1934) is an American lawyer and former government official. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served as the 5th United States secretary of housing and urban development under President Gerald Ford from 1975 to 1977 and as the 10th United States trade representative under President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993. Hills was the first woman to hold each of those posts, the third woman ever to serve in a presidential cabinet, and the first appointed to both cabinet and cabinet-rank positions. Hills is the earliest-serving living former U.S. Cabinet member.