Norman Mineta

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkb:Politician
gptkb:Secretary_of_State
gptkbp:advocated_for transportation safety
diversity in government
gptkbp:associated_with Asian American political activism
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:birth_date 1931-11-12
November 12, 1931
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:San_Jose,_California,_USA
gptkb:San_Jose,_California
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:San_Jose,_California
gptkbp:children gptkb:David_Mineta
gptkbp:death_date 2022-05-03
May 3, 2022
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:died_on May 3, 2022
gptkbp:district gptkb:California's_15th_congressional_district
gptkb:California's_17th_congressional_district
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African_American
gptkbp:governing_body gptkb:1975
gptkb:1995
gptkbp:has_influence_on Transportation policy in the United States
gptkbp:has_occupation gptkb:Businessman
gptkb:Politician
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Norman Mineta
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:public_transportation
transportation infrastructure development
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:involved_in Japanese American internment redress
post-9/11 aviation security reforms
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Public_service
Civil rights advocacy
advocacy for civil liberties
bipartisan cooperation
transportation policy reforms
leadership during 9/11 crisis
gptkbp:legacy pioneering Asian American politician
gptkbp:military_service gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:notable_achievement Advocated for civil rights
First Asian American cabinet member
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Transportation_Security_Administration
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:U._S._Representative
gptkb:transportation_services
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:political_career gptkb:1971
gptkb:2006
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:position gptkb:transportation_services
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Rodney_Slater
gptkbp:president gptkb:George_W._Bush
gptkbp:resigned gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:served_as gptkb:Chairman_of_the_Board_of_the_National_Japanese_American_Memorial_Foundation
gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkb:Police_Department
Mayor of San Jose
Vice Chairman of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:House_of_Representatives
presidential cabinet
gptkbp:spouse Diane Mineta
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Janet_Napolitano
gptkbp:term_end gptkb:1995
1975-01-01
gptkbp:term_start gptkb:1991
1971-01-01
gptkbp:was_involved_in Japanese American internment during World War II
gptkbp:was_secretary_of gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Commerce
gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Transportation
gptkbp:won_award gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Commerce
gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Transportation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4