governor office term_start article_title term_end name
jim gilmore secretary of the commonwealth of virginia 1998 anne petera
 2000 anne petera
anne petera

anne petera is an american politician from virginia and a former united states department of homeland security official .
anne petera served as assistant secretary for intergovernmental programs in the national protection and programs directorate of the department of homeland security from april , 2007 to january , 2009 , after serving as senior advisor to the under secretary for management at the department since 2006 .
prior to her appointment to dhs , she served as director of administration in the office of virginia attorney general jerry kilgore from 2002 to 2006 .
from 1998 to 2002 , she served as secretary of the commonwealth of virginia in the cabinet of governor jim gilmore .
she was appointed as chair of the virginia alcoholic beverage control board by governor george allen , serving in that post from 1996 to 1998 .
in addition to her state and federal government service , petera is also an active member of the republican party , serving as chair of the first congressional district committee from 1994 to 1998 , treasurer of the republican party of virginia from 1998 to 2001 , and currently as a member of the republican national committee .
her educational background includes a b.s. in business administration from virginia commonwealth university .
