Juanita M. Kreps

Juanita M. Kreps
24th United States Secretary of Commerce
In office
January 23, 1977 – October 31, 1979
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byElliot Richardson
Succeeded byPhilip Klutznick
Personal details
BornClara Juanita Morris
(1921-01-11)January 11, 1921
Lynch, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedJuly 5, 2010(2010-07-05) (aged 89)
Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
SpouseClifton Kreps
Children3
EducationBerea College (BA)
Duke University (MA, PhD)

Clara Juanita Morris Kreps (January 11, 1921 – July 5, 2010) was an American economist, educator and businesswoman who served as the 24th United States secretary of commerce under President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1979. A member of the Democratic Party, Kreps was the first woman to hold that post and the fourth female ever to serve in a presidential cabinet (alongside simultaneously appointed HUD Secretary Patricia Roberts Harris).

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