Jack Lew facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Jack Lew
75th United States Secretary of the Treasury
Incumbent
Assumed office February 28, 2013
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Timothy Geithner
Succeeded by	Steven Mnuchin (designate)
25th White House Chief of Staff
In office January 27, 2012 – January 25, 2013
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	William Daley
Succeeded by	Denis McDonough
Director of the Office of Management and Budget
In office November 18, 2010 – January 27, 2012
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Jeffrey Zients (Acting)
Succeeded by	Jeffrey Zients (Acting)
In office May 21, 1998 – January 19, 2001
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Franklin Raines
Succeeded by	Mitch Daniels
Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources
In office January 28, 2009 – November 18, 2010
Secretary	Hillary Clinton
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Thomas Nides
Personal details
Born	Jacob Joseph Lew (1955-08-29) August 29, 1955 (age 67) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Ruth Schwartz
Alma mater	Carleton College Harvard University Georgetown University Law Center
Profession	Lawyer
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Jacob Joseph "Jack" Lew (born August 29, 1955) is an American attorney who was the 76th United States Secretary of the Treasury, serving from 2013 to 2017. He served as the 25th White House Chief of Staff from 2012 to 2013. Lew previously served as Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Clinton and Obama Administrations, and is a member of the Democratic Party.

Secretaries Lew and Kerry Pose With Chinese President Xi Before the Chinese Leader Addressed the Opening Session of the U.S.-China Strategic Dialogue in Beijing

On January 10, 2013, Lew was nominated as the replacement for retiring Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, to serve in President Barack Obama's second term. On February 27, 2013, the Senate confirmed Lew for the position. He was sworn in the following day, and served until the conclusion of the Obama administration with the inauguration of Donald Trump. He was immediately replaced on an interim basis by Adam Szubin, before being officially succeeded as Secretary of the Treasury by Steve Mnuchin.

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  Lew with former Chair of the Joint Chiefs Admiral Mike Mullen at the Combined Press Information Center in Baghdad, July 27, 2010.

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  Lew meeting with President Barack Obama and the Legislative Affairs Director Rob Nabors

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  Lew is sworn as Secretary of the Treasury by Vice President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House, February 28, 2013.