Richard Lyng

For the fourteenth-century English archdeacon, see Richard Lyng (archdeacon).
Richard Lyng
22nd United States Secretary of Agriculture
In office
March 7, 1986 – January 20, 1989
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byJohn Rusling Block
Succeeded byClayton Yeutter
3rd United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
In office
1981 – January 1985
PresidentRonald Reagan
Preceded byJim Williams
Succeeded byJohn R. Norton III
Personal details
Born(1918-06-29)June 29, 1918
San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedFebruary 1, 2003(2003-02-01) (aged 84)
Modesto, California, U.S.
PartyRepublican
SpouseBethyl Lyng
Children2
Parent(s)Edmund John Lyng
Sara McGrath Lyng
Alma materUniversity of Notre Dame
OccupationGovernment
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Battles/warsWorld War II

Richard Edmund Lyng (June 29, 1918 – February 1, 2003) was a U.S. administrator. A Republican, he served as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1986 to 1989.

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