Norman Mineta

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Norman Mineta was an American politician who served as U.S. Secretary of Transportation and longtime congressman, noted for his leadership on transportation policy and civil rights.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf American politician
government minister
human
member of the United States House of Representatives
appointedBy Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
awardReceived Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
surface form: "Order of the Rising Sun, Grand Cordon"

Presidential Medal of Freedom
causeOfDeath heart ailment
conflict Korean War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1931-11-12
dateOfDeath 2022-05-03
educatedAt San Jose State University
University of California, Berkeley
endTime 2006-07-07
ethnicGroup Japanese American
familyName Mineta
fieldOfWork civil rights
transportation policy
givenName Norman
honorificEponym Mineta Transportation Institute
San Jose International Airport
surface form: "Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport"
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
surface form: "Democratic Party (United States)"

Republican Party
surface form: "Republican Party (United States)"
militaryBranch United States Army
notableEvent Japanese American internment during World War II
notableWork advocacy for civil rights and redress for Japanese American internees
leadership on U.S. transportation policy
officeContested United States House of Representatives elections
surface form: "U.S. House of Representatives elections in California"
placeOfBirth San Jose, California, United States
placeOfDeath Edgewater, Maryland
surface form: "Edgewater, Maryland, United States"
positionHeld Mayor of San Jose, California
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
Secretary of Commerce of the United States
surface form: "United States Secretary of Commerce"

United States Secretary of Transportation
religion Methodism
representedDistrict California's 13th congressional district
California's 15th congressional district
residence San Jose, California, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Danealia Mineta
startTime 2001-01-25
termEndAsRepresentative 1995-10-10
termEndAsSecretaryOfTransportation 2006-07-07
termStartAsRepresentative 1975-01-03
termStartAsSecretaryOfTransportation 2001-01-25

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KSJC namedAfter Norman Mineta
this entity surface form: "Norman Y. Mineta"
this entity surface form: "Norman Y. Mineta"
SJC namedAfter Norman Mineta
this entity surface form: "Norman Y. Mineta"
this entity surface form: "Norman Y. Mineta as United States Secretary of Transportation"

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