Jack Parnell (politician)
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Jack C. Parnell was the United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
during the George H.W. Bush administration from 1989 until 1991. He had been Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture from 1987 to 1989, as Director of the California Department of Fish and Game from 1984 to 1987, and as Deputy Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture from 1983 to 1984. He was elected to the Board of Directors of the Neogen Corporation in October 1993, and as Chairman of the Board in October 2001. He is also a government relations consultant at Kahn Soares & Conway, LLP.
Before working for the Californian government, Jack Parnell was the owner and publisher of California Cattleman Magazine and the founder and chairman of the Auburn Bank of Commerce. He built and operated the Headquarter House Restaurant, the Headquarter House Country Meat Shop, the Angus Hills Golf Course, and Parnell Ranch. He served on the U.S. Trade Representative's Intergovernmental Policy Advisory Committee, on the National American Angus Association Board, on the California Production Credit Association. He was a past President of the California Angus Association and was appointed President of the 20th District Agricultural Association Fair by President Ronald Reagan
. He was appointed by Governor George Deukmejian
as a member of the Pacific Fisheries Management Council and the Advisory Board on Air Quality and Fuels.
United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
The United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture is the second-highest ranking official in the United States Department of Agriculture, appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Deputy Secretary becomes Acting Secretary of Agriculture in the event of the Secretary's...
during the George H.W. Bush administration from 1989 until 1991. He had been Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture from 1987 to 1989, as Director of the California Department of Fish and Game from 1984 to 1987, and as Deputy Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture from 1983 to 1984. He was elected to the Board of Directors of the Neogen Corporation in October 1993, and as Chairman of the Board in October 2001. He is also a government relations consultant at Kahn Soares & Conway, LLP.
Before working for the Californian government, Jack Parnell was the owner and publisher of California Cattleman Magazine and the founder and chairman of the Auburn Bank of Commerce. He built and operated the Headquarter House Restaurant, the Headquarter House Country Meat Shop, the Angus Hills Golf Course, and Parnell Ranch. He served on the U.S. Trade Representative's Intergovernmental Policy Advisory Committee, on the National American Angus Association Board, on the California Production Credit Association. He was a past President of the California Angus Association and was appointed President of the 20th District Agricultural Association Fair by President Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
. He was appointed by Governor George Deukmejian
George Deukmejian
Courken George Deukmejian, Jr. born June 6, 1928) is an Armenian American politician from California who as a Republican served as the 35th Governor of California and as California Attorney General .-Early life:...
as a member of the Pacific Fisheries Management Council and the Advisory Board on Air Quality and Fuels.