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{{Officeholder
|name=Tom Ridge
|image=TomRidge.jpg
|party=Republican
|spouse=Michele Ridge
|religion=
|offices=
{{Officeholder/secretary (cabinet)
|of=Homeland Security
|state=
|number=1st
|deputy=Gordon R. England
|governor=
|president=[[George W. Bush]]
|terms=January 24, 2003 – February 1, 2005
|preceded=Office established
|former=(y or n)
|succeeded=James Loy
}}
{{Officeholder/misc
|office=1st United States Homeland Security Advisor
|terms=October 8, 2001 – January 24, 2003
|preceded=Office established
|former=(y or n)
|succeeded=John A. Gordon
}}
{{Officeholder/governor
|number=43rd
|state=Pennsylvania
|terms=January 17, 1995 – October 5, 2001
|lieutenant=Mark Schweiker
|governor=
|preceded=[[Bob Casey, Sr.]]
|former=(y or n)
|succeeded=[[Mark Schweiker]]
}}
|military=y
|allegiance=United States
|branch=[[United States Army]]
|serviceyears=
|rank=Staff sergeant
|unit=Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 11th Infantry Brigade, 23rd Infantry Division
|commands=
|battles=[[Vietnam War]]
|awards=[[Bronze Star]]
}}
'''Tom Ridge''' (born August 26, 1945) is a former governor of [[Pennsylvania]] (1995–2001) and the [[United States]] [[Secretary of Homeland Security]] from 2001 to December 2004. He attended [[Harvard University]] and graduated in 1967. In 1982, after serving in the [[Vietnam War]] with the Army and earning his law degree, he was elected to Congress as a Representative. He was reelected an amazing six terms in a row.<ref>https://www.whitehouse.gov/homeland/ridgebio.html</ref> In 1995 he was elected governor of the state of [[Pennsylvania]] where he served two terms in office. Shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the [[The Pentagon|Pentagon]] and [[World Trade Centers]], Ridge was appointed by President [[George W. Bush]] as the first Office of Homeland Security Advisor in the history of the [[United States]]. He held the position until he stepped down on December 2, 2004.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/30/ridge/</ref> He was replaced with [[Michael Chertoff]].
'''Tom Ridge''' (born August 26, 1945) is a former governor of [[Pennsylvania]] (1995–2001) and the [[United States]] [[Secretary of Homeland Security]] from 2001 to December 2004. He attended [[Harvard University]] and graduated in 1967. In 1982, after serving in the [[Vietnam War]] with the Army and earning his law degree, he was elected to Congress as a Representative. He was reelected an amazing six terms in a row.<ref>https://www.whitehouse.gov/homeland/ridgebio.html</ref> In 1995 he was elected governor of the state of [[Pennsylvania]] where he served two terms in office. Shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the [[The Pentagon|Pentagon]] and [[World Trade Centers]], Ridge was appointed by President [[George W. Bush]] as the first Office of Homeland Security Advisor in the history of the [[United States]]. He held the position until he stepped down on December 2, 2004.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/30/ridge/</ref> He was replaced with [[Michael Chertoff]].