Robert Mosbacher

For his son, the American businessman, see Robert Mosbacher Jr.

Robert Mosbacher
28th United States Secretary of Commerce
In office
January 31, 1989 – January 15, 1992
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byWilliam Verity
Succeeded byBarbara Franklin
Personal details
BornRobert Adam Mosbacher
(1927-03-11)March 11, 1927
Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 24, 2010(2010-01-24) (aged 82)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
PartyRepublican
Spouses
  • Jane Pennybacker
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    (m. 1946; died 1970)​
  • Sandra Smith Gerry
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    (m. 1973; div. 1982)​
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    (m. 1985; div. 1998)​
    Mica McCutchen Duncan
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    (m. 2000)​
Children4, (including Dee and Robert)
EducationWashington and Lee University (BA)

Robert Adam Mosbacher Sr. (March 11, 1927 – January 24, 2010) was an American businessman, accomplished yacht racer, and a Republican politician. A longtime friend and political ally of George H. W. Bush, Mosbacher served in Bush's Cabinet as Secretary of Commerce from 1989 to 1992.

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