Thomas H. Kean

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Thomas H. Kean is an American Republican politician and former governor of New Jersey who is best known for chairing the national commission that investigated the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf American
governor
human
politician
appointedBy United States Congress
awardReceived various public service awards
chairpersonOf National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt Columbia University
Princeton University
familyName Kean
fieldOfWork higher education administration
homeland security policy
public administration
genre public policy writing
givenName Thomas
hasHonor honorary degrees from multiple universities
hasOccupation board member of various corporations and nonprofits
hasRole commission chair
state governor
university president
hasSpokenOn bipartisan governance
education policy
national security
ideology Republicanism in the United States
conservatism
influenced U.S. homeland security policy
intelligence community reform in the United States
knownFor leading the investigation into the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party
nativeLanguage English
notableWork Chairmanship of the 9/11 Commission
public service reforms in New Jersey
recommendations of the 9/11 Commission
occupation educator
politician
university president
officeContested President of the United States
partOf Kean political family
placeOfPoliticalActivity New Jersey
positionHeld Chair of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
Governor of New Jersey
President of Drew University
religion Presbyterianism
residence New Jersey
sexOrGender male
workLocation New Jersey
Washington, D.C.


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