Norman Mineta

**Norman Yoshio Mineta** (, _Mineta Yoshio_; November 12, 1931 – May 3, 2022) was an American politician.

He is a member of the Democratic Party, Mineta most recently served in President George W. Bush's Cabinet as the United States Secretary of Transportation. He was the only Democratic Cabinet Secretary in the Bush administration.

During his time as Transportation Secretary, he oversaw airline security changes as he was in charge during the September 11 attacks in 2001. He helped create the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

On June 23, 2006, Mineta announced his resignation after more than five years as Secretary of Transportation, effective July 7, 2006, making him the longest-serving Transportation Secretary in the Department's history.

On July 10, 2006, Hill & Knowlton, a public relations firm, announced that Mineta would join it as a partner. On August 10, 2010, it was announced that Mineta would join L&L Energy, Inc as Vice Chairman.

Mineta also was President Bill Clinton's Secretary of Commerce for the last six months of his term (July 2000– January 2001). Mineta spent nearly six full years as a Cabinet member.

Mineta died at his home in Edgewater, Maryland from heart disease on May 3, 2022, at the age of 90.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Norman Mineta
- **image**: Norman Mineta, official portrait, DOT.jpg
- **caption**: Mineta in 2001
- **order**: 14th
- **title**: United States Secretary of Transportation
- **term start**: January 25, 2001
- **term end**: July 7, 2006
- **president**: George W. Bush
- **predecessor**: Rodney E. Slater
- **successor**: Mary Peters (Secretary of Transportation), Mary Peters
- **order2**: 33rd
- **title2**: United States Secretary of Commerce
- **term start2**: July 20, 2000
- **term end2**: January 20, 2001
- **president2**: Bill Clinton
- **predecessor2**: William M. Daley
- **successor2**: Donald Evans
- **title3**: Chairman of the United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- **term start3**: January 3, 1993
- **term end3**: October 10, 1995
- **predecessor3**: Robert A. Roe
- **successor3**: Bud Shuster
- **state4**: California
- **district4**: California's 15th congressional district, 15th
- **term start4**: January 3, 1993
- **term end4**: October 10, 1995
- **predecessor4**: Gary Condit
- **successor4**: Tom Campbell (California politician), Tom Campbell
- **state5**: California
- **district5**: California's 13th congressional district, 13th
- **term start5**: January 3, 1975
- **term end5**: January 3, 1993
- **predecessor5**: Robert J. Lagomarsino
- **successor5**: Pete Stark
- **order6**: 59th
- **title6**: Mayor of San Jose, California
- **term start6**: 1971
- **term end6**: 1975
- **predecessor6**: Ron James (mayor), Ron James
- **successor6**: Janet Gray Hayes
- **birth place**: San Jose, California, San Jose, California, U.S.
- **death place**: Edgewater, Maryland, U.S.
- **spouse**: Danealia Mineta
- **children**: David Mineta
Stuart Mineta
Robert Brantner (stepson)
Mark Brantner (stepson)
- **party**: Democratic Party (United States), Democratic
- **alma mater**: Haas School of Business (University of California-Berkeley)
- **unit**:  Military Intelligence Corps (United States Army), Intelligence