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MICHAEL S. STEELE, Lt.Governor (Republican)

State House
100 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401 - 1925
(410) 974-3901; 1-800-811-8336 (toll free, Maryland)
e-mail: ltgovernor
fax: (410) 974-5882
web: www.gov.state.md.us/ltgovernorbio.html

Lt. Governor Michael S. Steele, January 2003. Photo by Richard Lippenholz.



Lt. Governor since January 15, 2003. Co-Chair, Governor-elect's Transition Team, 2002-03.
Member, Governor's Executive Council, 2003-. Chair, State House Trust, 2003-. Chair, Governor's Commission on Minority Business Enterprise Reform, 2003. Chair, Governor's Commission on Quality Education, 2004-05. Member, State Planning Committee for Higher Education, 2004-; Governor's Subcabinet for International Affairs, 2005-.

Member, National Commission on Federal Election Reform, 2001. Board of Visitors, U.S. Naval Academy, 2002-05.

Born October 19, 1958. Attended Archbishop Carroll High School, Washington, DC; The Johns Hopkins University, B.A. (international relations), 1981; Augustinian Friars Seminary, Villanova University; Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1991. Attorney (corporate securities). Founder, The Steele Group (business & legal consulting firm). Board of Trustees, The Johns Hopkins University, 1981-85. Associate, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, 1991-97. Member, Prince George's County Maryland Black Republican Council, 1992. Chair, Prince George's County Republican Central Committee, 1994-2000. Chair, Maryland State Minority Outreach Task Force, 1995-97. Delegate, Republican Party National Convention, 2000, 2004 (alternate, 1996). Chair, Republican Party State Central Committee, 2000-02. Executive Committee, Republican National Committee, 2000-02. Member, Prince George's County Chapter, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); Knights of Columbus; The Johns Hopkins Society of Black Alumni. Host, "Lunchtime with Maryland's GOP" (WOLB radio). Man of the Year, Maryland Republican Party, 1995. Member, Tau Epsilon Phi Fraternity. Pastoral Council, Archdiocese of Washington, 1996-99. Board of Directors, East Baltimore Development, Inc. Member, Advisory Committee, Export-Import Bank of the United States. Citizen of the Year Award, Maryland State Council, Knights of Columbus, 2003. Republican of the Year, Prince George's County Republican Central Committee, 2003. Citizen of the Year, Prince George's County Board of Trade, 2003. Community Leadership Award, Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund, 2003. President's Award, Johns Hopkins Society of Black Alumni, 2003. Award of Excellence, Fulwood Foundation, 2004. Parren J. Mitchell Award, National Black Chamber of Commerce, 2004. James Cardinal Hickey National Figure Award, Office of Youth Ministry & Catholic Youth Organization, Archdiocese of Washington, 2005. Rodel Fellow in Public Leadership, Aspen Institute, 2005. Award, Bethune-DuBois Institute, 2005. Member, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Landover Hills. Married; two sons.

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