DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

SECRETARIES

FORMER SECRETARIES

[photo, Richard F. Pecora, Maryland Secretary of the Environment] RICHARD F. PECORA (1943-2024)
Secretary of the Environment, 2002-03
Deputy Secretary of General Services, 1991-96, 1999-2002
Assistant Secretary for Operations, Department of the Environment, 1987-91

Secretary of the Environment, September 10, 2002 to February 7, 2003. Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2002-03; Governor's Council on the Chesapeake Bay, 2002-03; Smart Growth Subcabinet, 2002-03. Chair, Asbestos Oversight Committee, 2002-03.

Member, Chesapeake Bay Trust, 2002-03; Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities, 2002-03; Maryland Green Buildings Council, 2002-03; Maryland Advisory Commission on Manufacturing Competitiveness, 2002-03; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs, 2002-03. Co-Chair, Interagency Nutrient Reduction Oversight Committee, 2002-03. Member, Governor's Pesticide Council, 2002-03; Scenic and Wild Rivers Review Board, 2002-03; State Soil Conservation Committee, 2002-03; Western Maryland Economic Development Task Force, 2002-03. Member, Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission, 2002-03; Ozone Transport Commission, 2002-03.

Deputy Secretary of General Services, 1991-96, 1999-2002. Assistant Secretary for Operations, Department of the Environment, 1987-91.

Assistant to Secretary of Transportation, Office of Real Estate Development, 1999, and Special Assistant for Planning and Business Development, Maryland Port Administration, 1996-99, Department of Transportation.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, 1943. University of Maryland, College Park, B.S., 1967. University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1970. Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1971. Attorney. Chief Attorney, Legal Aid Bureau, 1971-82. District Trial Counsel and Deputy District Counsel, Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1982-87. President, Allied Contractors, Inc., 2008-25. Widower; one son, two grandsons. Died in Bradenton, Florida, September 18, 2024.

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