David Addington
David Addington | |
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Addington in 1990 | |
| Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States | |
| In office November 1, 2005 – January 20, 2009 | |
| Vice President | Dick Cheney |
| Preceded by | Scooter Libby |
| Succeeded by | Ron Klain |
| General Counsel of the Department of Defense | |
| In office August 12, 1992 – January 20, 1993 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Paul Beach (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | John McNeil (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Spears Addington January 22, 1957 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Georgetown University (BS) Duke University (JD) |
David Spears Addington (born January 22, 1957) is an American lawyer who was legal counsel (2001–2005) and chief of staff (2005–2009) to Vice President Dick Cheney. He was the vice president of domestic and economic policy studies at The Heritage Foundation from 2010 to 2016.
During 21 years of U.S. government service, Addington worked at the Central Intelligence Agency, the Reagan White House, the Department of Defense, four congressional committees, and in the Office of the Vice President. He was appointed to replace I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby Jr. as Cheney's chief of staff after Libby was indicted and forced to resign on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice on October 28, 2005. Addington was described by U.S. News & World Report as "the most powerful man you've never heard of" in May 2006.