Norman Yoshio Mineta[1] (Japanese: 峯田 良雄, November 12, 1931 – May 3, 2022) was an American politician from California. A member of the Democratic Party, Mineta served in the Cabinet of the United States for US Presidents Bill Clinton, a Democrat, and George W. Bush, a Republican. Mineta served as the mayor of San Jose from 1971 until 1975.

Norman Mineta (born November 12, 1931, San Jose, California, U.S.—died May 3, 2022, Edgewater, Maryland) had a long career in government, serving as a mayor of San Jose, California, and then as a U.S. congressman for nearly 21 years. In 2000 he became the first Asian American in a presidential cabinet.

2022年5月3日 · ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Norman Mineta, who broke racial barriers for Asian Americans serving in high-profile government posts and ordered commercial flights grounded after the 9/11 terror attacks as the...

2022年5月4日 · Norman Mineta, the first Asian American Cabinet secretary and a longtime California congressman who fought for recognition and reparations for Japanese Americans imprisoned by the U.S. government...

2022年5月3日 · Norman Y. Mineta, who as a boy was interned with his family and thousands of other Japanese Americans during World War II, then rose in government to become a 10-term Democratic...

The Mineta Legacy Project captures the life, career, and contributions of Norman Mineta with an hour-long nationally televised documentary, Norman Mineta and His Legacy: An American Story, and a free web-based educational curriculum.

2023年6月30日 · On May 3, 2022, former Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta died, surrounded by family, at his home in Edgewater, Maryland. In addition to being the longest serving Secretary of Transportation (January 25, 2001-August 7-2006), he had a distinguished lifetime of public service.

Secretary Norman Y. Mineta’s path to a long and storied career in public service and elected office was shaped by early exposure to political empowerment, experiencing the injustices of wartime hysteria.

Norman Y. Mineta is the longest serving Secretary in the history of the U.S. Department of Transportation, becoming the 14th Secretary of Transportation on January 25, 2001. He was also the first Asian-American Cabinet member during the Clinton administration, and the first Cabinet member to switch directly from a Democratic to a Republican ...

2024年9月5日 · Politician and former U.S. Congressman Norman Y. Mineta (1931–2022) was instrumental in the passage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 . He was also the first Asian American to hold a post in the presidential cabinet as secretary of commerce for President William Clinton (2000–01) and as secretary of transportation for President George W ...