Patrick R. Donahoe
73rd United States Postmaster General
Patrick Donahoe
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73rd United States Postmaster General | |
In office
December 6, 2010 – February 1, 2015 |
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President | Barack Obama |
Deputy | Ronald Stroman |
Preceded by | Jack Potter |
Succeeded by | Megan Brennan |
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Born |
October 27, 1955
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Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , U.S. |
Education |
University of Pittsburgh
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BA
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MBA ) |
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Patrick R. Donahoe was the 73rd United States Postmaster General , having been appointed to the post on October 25, 2010. A 35-year veteran of the Postal Service , he reported to the Postal Service Board of Governors.
Biography
Donahoe is a 1977 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh where he majored in economics. He also graduated from the MIT Sloan School of Management , where he was a Sloan Fellow . [2] Before being Postmaster, Donahoe served as the 19th deputy postmaster general.
He entered the United States Postal Service as a clerk in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on the advice of his uncle Bob Burke, a mail carrier, who encouraged young Patrick to take the postal service exam. [3] [4] [5] [6]
His predecessor, Postmaster General John E. Potter testified before the Senate [7] that if the Postal Service is not able to readjust their payment toward the pre-funding of retiree health benefits, as mandated by the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006, [8] the USPS would be forced to consider cutting delivery to five days per week during the summer months of June, July & August. Donahoe echoed his predecessor's views on five-day delivery when he assumed office in 2011.
On February 6, 2013, Donahoe announced that the Postal Service would implement five-day mail delivery beginning August 5, a move he claimed would save $2 billion annually. Later the same day, the national board of the postal union, the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association , voted unanimously to call for his dismissal. [9] July 16, the House passed the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill, which included language protecting six‐day mail delivery, thereby blocking Donahoe's plan.
Donahoe retired on February 1, 2015 [10] and Megan Brennan , the first female Postmaster General, was appointed as his successor the following February. [11] [12] [13]
Mr Donahoe is married and has two sons. [14] [15] After his retirement from the Postal Service, Donahoe now serves on the board of SG360° , a marketing firm. [16] Donahoe also serves as Board Chairman for Postal Realty Trust, a NYSE listed company which is the largest owner of properties leased to the US Postal Service.
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References
- ↑ "CURRENT REPORT Pursuant To Section 13 or IS(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 3654 of The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006" (PDF) . Postal Regulatory Commission . Retrieved April 19, 2020 .
- ↑ "AllGov - Officials" . Retrieved September 30, 2014 .
- ↑ "The Postmaster General and Executive Leadership Team" . United States Postal Service. July 2012 . Retrieved November 15, 2014 .
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Appointed Postmaster General by the Postal Service Board of Governors in October, 2010, Mr. Donahoe began his 37-year USPS career as a clerk in Pittsburgh, PA
- ↑ "Robert A Burke Obituary" . Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. November 25, 2013 . Retrieved October 15, 2020 .
- ↑ O'Keefe, Ed (January 31, 2011). "Federal Eye - The new postmaster general speaks out" . Voices.washingtonpost.com . Retrieved June 11, 2022 .
- ↑ "Postmaster General/CEO John E. Potter Before the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management" (PDF) . January 28, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 30, 2009.
- ↑ "Postal Accountability & Enhancement Act of 2006" . December 7, 2006.
- ↑ Davidson, Joe (February 6, 2013). "Postal Union Wants Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe Ousted" . The Washington Post .
- ↑ Sarah A. McCarty (November 14, 2014). "U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe announces resignation as postal workers protest proposed cuts" . Alabama Media Group.
- ↑ "U.S. Postal Service Selects First Female Postmaster General" . Time . November 14, 2014 . Retrieved November 15, 2014 .
- ↑ Nawaguna, Elvina (November 14, 2014). "U.S. Postmaster General Donahoe to retire; Megan Brennan to succeed" . Reuters . Retrieved November 15, 2014 .
- ↑ "Postal Service Board of Governors selects Megan Brennan as 74th Postmaster General and CEO of the United States Postal Service" (Press release). United States Postal Service. November 14, 2014 . Retrieved November 15, 2014 .
- ↑ "John L Donahoe Obituary" . Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. October 28, 2008 . Retrieved October 15, 2020 .
- ↑ "USPS Biography: Patrick R. Donahoe" . about.usps.com . Archived from the original on August 21, 2012 . Retrieved January 12, 2022 .
- ↑ "Patrick Donahoe, Former U.S. Postmaster General, to join SG360° Board of Directors" (Press release).
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United States Postmaster General
2010–2015 |
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