Thomas G. Bowman

Thomas Gerald Bowman (born November 1, 1946) is an American political aide and retired Marine Corps Colonel who served as the United States Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs from August 10, 2017 to June 15, 2018 when he retired from active federal service.[1][2][3][4]

Thomas Bowman
7th United States Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs
In office August 10, 2017 – June 15, 2018
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Sloan D. Gibson
Succeeded by	James Byrne
Personal details
Born	Thomas Gerald Bowman November 1, 1946
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Joan Keating
Education	University of Texas, Austin (BA) Western New England University (JD)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1969–1999
Rank	Colonel

Bowman received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Texas at Austin and his Juris Doctor from Western New England University.[5][6] His nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 3, 2017.[7]

References

1. Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs (30 May 2018). "VA Announces New Acting Secretary, Retirement of Deputy Secretary". www.va.gov. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
2. III, Leo Shane (June 11, 2018). "'VA is not broken': Outgoing deputy secretary downplays department's leadership turmoil". Military Times.
3. "Retiring VA deputy Bowman says agency is 'not broken'". Stars and Stripes.
4. Woellert, Lorraine; Johnson, Eliana; O’brien, Connor. "Trump's VA pick blindsides staff, deepens agency disarray". POLITICO.
5. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
6. Daniel Chaitin (2017-06-21). "Trump to nominate top Senate staffer for VA deputy secretary". Washingtonexaminer.com. Retrieved 2017-08-03.
7. "PN697 — Thomas G. Bowman — Department of Veterans Affairs". U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2017-08-05.

External links

• Appearances on C-SPAN