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Patrick M. Shanahan

former United States Secretary of Defense
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Patrick M. Shanahan
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Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
June 27, 1962
Place of birth
Washington, Palo Alto[6]
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
business executive, politician, engineer
Position held
United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
Educated at
University of Washington, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT Sloan School of Management, Bishop Blanchet High School[8][9][10][11]
Member of political party
independent politician[14]
Award received
Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Different from
Patrick Shanahan, Patrick Shanahan, Patrick Shanahan, Patrick Shanahan, Patrick Shanahan[19]
Family name
Shanahan[15]
Given name
Patrick[16]
Official name
Patrick Michael Shanahan[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Patrick M. Shanahan en Patrick Shanahan en Patrick Michael Shanahan ar باتريك شاناهان de Patrick Michael Shanahan es Patrick Michael Shanahan fa پتریک ام. شنهن he פטריק שנהאן id Patrick Michael Shanahan ja パトリック・シャナハン ko 패트릭 M.섀너핸 ko 패트릭 M. 섀너핸 nl Patrick Shanahan ru Патрик Шанахан ru Патрик Шэнахэн uk Патрік Шенаген zh 帕特里克·沙纳汉
🔖 Identifiers · 10
VIAF cluster ID
1180154622386444710006
GND ID
1174123605
C-SPAN person numeric ID
108695
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
108695
Described at URL
www.congress.gov
Freebase ID
/m/04dfdzc
LittleSis people ID
114036
OpenSanctions ID
Patrick M. Shanahan
Our Campaigns candidate ID
409997
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpJj8KWmf4BKRJh7qKWXd

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Educated at 3
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Washington, MIT Sloan School of Management
Occupation 3
politician, engineer, business executive
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Shanahan
Given name 1
Patrick
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
independent politician
OpenSanctions ID 1
Patrick M. Shanahan
Place of birth 1
Palo Alto
Position held 1
United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Patrick M. Shanahan was born on June 27, 1962[1], in Washington[2]. He has worked as a business executive[3], politician[4], and engineer[5].

FAQs

Where was Patrick M. Shanahan born?

Patrick M. Shanahan was born in Washington[2].

What did Patrick M. Shanahan do for work?

Patrick M. Shanahan worked as a business executive[3], politician[4], and engineer[5].

Where did Patrick M. Shanahan go to school?

Patrick M. Shanahan was educated at University of Washington[8], Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9], MIT Sloan School of Management[10], and Bishop Blanchet High School[11].

What awards did Patrick M. Shanahan receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society[12].

Related Entities

Massachusetts Institute of Technology United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . mynorthwest.com. Retrieved . mynorthwest.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . pantheon.world. pantheon.world. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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