page_title: Gordon R. England
section_title: 1st Deputy Secretary for Homeland Security
hierarchical_section_title: Gordon R. England / Career / 1st Deputy Secretary for Homeland Security
caption_attribution_description: Gordon R. England (right) is administered the oath of office as the 72nd Secretary of the Navy by David O. Cooke in the Pentagon. England was nominated by President George W. Bush to be secretary of the navy on April 24, 2001, and was confirmed by the Senate on May 22, 2001. Cooke is the director of administration and management for Office of the Secretary of Defense.
context_page_description: Gordon Richard England is an American politician and businessman who was the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense and twice as U.S. Secretary of the Navy in the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush.
context_section_description: On January 24, 2003 England took up his new role as Deputy Secretary for Homeland Security in the newly formed United States Department of Homeland Security.  Although England's stint in this post was brief, a close associate quoted in the Washington Post states that it "broadened his exposure to the White House and his 'contact base' in Washington."
caption: England is sworn-in by David O. Cooke as Secretary of the Navy
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