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'''Michael Chertoff''' (born November 28, 1953) is the United States Secretary of Homeland Security including jurisdiction over FEMA for national disaster management, appointed by President [[George W. Bush]] on January 11, 2005 to succeed [[Tom Ridge]].  Previously, he served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals, as a federal prosecutor, and as assistant U.S. Attorney General under the Bush Administration.  Michael Chertoff's father Rabbi Gershon Baruch Chertoff, was the former leader of the B'nai [[Israel]] Congregation in Elizabeth, NJ and his mother, Livia Chertoff, was an El Al flight attendant .  His grandfather was a [[Talmud]]ic scholar.

'''Michael Chertoff''' (born November 28, 1953) is the [[United States Secretary of Homeland Security]] including jurisdiction over [[FEMA]] for national disaster management, appointed by President [[George W. Bush]] on January 11, 2005 to succeed [[Tom Ridge]].  Previously, he served as a judge on the [[United States Court of Appeals]], as a [[federal prosecutor]], and as [[Assistant U.S. Attorney General]] under the Bush Administration.  Michael Chertoff's father Rabbi Gershon Baruch Chertoff, was the former leader of the B'nai Israel Congregation in Elizabeth, NJ and his mother, Livia Chertoff, was an El Al flight attendant .  His grandfather was a [[Talmud]]ic scholar.

According to CNN.com, senior officials of the Bush Administration have indicated that Chertoff will likely be tapped as a replacement to Attorney General [[Alberto R. Gonzales]], who resigned on August 27, 2007. [http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/27/chertoff.ag/index.html?iref=newssearch]

According to CNN.com, senior officials of the Bush Administration have indicated that Chertoff will likely be tapped as a replacement to Attorney General [[Alberto R. Gonzales]], who resigned on August 27, 2007. <ref>http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/27/chertoff.ag/index.html?iref=newssearch</ref>

 

 

==See Also==

==See Also==

:[http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/structure/biography_0116.shtm Department of Homeland Security biography]

:[http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/structure/biography_0116.shtm Department of Homeland Security biography]

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