Katharine MacGregor is an American political advisor and lobbyist who served as the

United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior The deputy secretary of the Interior, in the United States government, advises and assists the secretary of the interior in the supervision and direction of the Department of the Interior and its activities, and succeeds the secretary in his or ...

. She assumed office in February 2020, succeeding

David Bernhardt David Longly Bernhardt (born August 17, 1969) is an American lawyer who served as U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 2019 to 2021 during the presidency of Donald Trump. From 2017 to 2019, he served as the deputy secretary of the interior. Befo ...

, who was confirmed as Secretary of the Interior.

Education

MacGregor earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and classical studies from the

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...

in 2004. As an undergraduate, she studied abroad at the

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Career

She worked as a lobbyist and was then a congressional staffer for

Thelma Drake Thelma Day Drake (born November 20, 1949) is an American politician and former member of Congress for Virginia's 2nd congressional district. A Republican, she served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2005 to 2009. Prior to serving in Co ...

and

Eric Cantor Eric Ivan Cantor (born June 6, 1963) is an American lawyer and former politician who represented Virginia's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2014. A Republican, Cantor served as House Minority ...

. She was also a staffer on the

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from 2011 to 2017. In January 2017, she joined the Trump Administration. She previously served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management before her appointment as

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:MacGregor, Katharine Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American lobbyists American political consultants Trump administration personnel United States congressional aides United States Deputy Secretaries of the Interior University of Pennsylvania alumni Women government officials