Difference between revisions of "Moon Landrieu"
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Revision as of 11:28, October 14, 2020
| Maurice Edwin "Moon" Landrieu | |
| In office 1970–1978 | |
| Preceded by | Victor H. Schiro |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | Ernest Nathan Morial |
United States Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development | |
| In office 1979–1981 | |
| Preceded by | Patricia Harris |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Pierce |
| Born | July 23, 1930 New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Verna Satterlee Landrieu |
| Children | Nine children, including: Mary Landrieu and |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Maurice Edwin Landrieu, known as Moon Landrieu (born July 23, 1930), was the mayor of New Orleans from 1970 to 1978. He served from 1979 to 1981 in the Jimmy Carter administration as the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. He is a former judge and served on the New Orleans City Council and in the Louisiana House of Representatives prior to his two terms as mayor from 1970 to 1978. Landrieu won his first race for mayor in the 1969 Democratic primary against later Lieutenant Governor Jimmy Fitzmorris and then defeated Republican Ben C. Toledano in the 1970 general election.
He is the progenitor of the Louisiana Landrieu clan which includes his daughter, former state treasurer and U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu and a son, Mitch Landrieu, the former New Orleans mayor and former lieutenant governor.[1] known for his liberal political philosophy.
Landrieu's press secretary, Susan Louise Spaht (1944-2018), a native of Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, later worked for the United States Army Corps of Engineers as a public affairs specialist for "Task Force Hope" to help in the reconstruction of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.[2]
References
- ↑ [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9558118/site/newsweek/
- ↑ Susan Spaht obituary. New Orleans Times-Picayune (June 8, 2018). Retrieved on June 11, 2018.