Edwin Meese III

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf politician
gptkbp:advocacy Judicial restraint
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Heritage_Foundation
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:awards Presidential Medal of Freedom
gptkbp:birthDate 1921-12-02
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Oakland,_California
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:controls Opposed to gun control
gptkbp:controversy gptkb:Iran-Contra_affair
gptkbp:deathDate living
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Edwin_Meese_III
gptkbp:healthcare Opposed to universal healthcare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edwin Meese III
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Edwin_Meese_III,_1985.jpg/220px-Edwin_Meese_III,_1985.jpg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_Ashcroft
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:knownFor Conservative legal philosophy
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nationality American
White_American
gptkbp:notableFeature Constitutional originalism
gptkbp:notableWork Meese Report
gptkbp:occupation Attorney
gptkbp:office gptkb:Attorney_General_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Conservatism
Counselor to the President
gptkbp:position War on Drugs
Skeptical of climate change regulations
Pro-life
Tough on crime
Restrictive immigration policies
Strong anti-communism stance
Free trade advocate
Critic of affirmative action
Judicial appointments based on originalism
School choice advocate
Supply-side economics advocate
Tax cuts advocate
Traditional values advocate
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Edwin_Meese_III
gptkb:William_French_Smith
gptkbp:president gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:profession lawyer
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:spouse Joan Meese
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Richard_Thornburgh
gptkb:Michael_Deaver
gptkbp:termEnd 1985-02-06
1988-04-05
gptkbp:termStart 1981-01-20
1985-02-06
gptkbp:website https://www.edwinmeese.com