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George Ervin "Sonny" Perdue III [1] (born December 20, 1946) is an American politician, veterinarian, and businessman who served as the 31st United States secretary of agriculture from 2017 to 2021. [2]
The Board of Regents named Dr. Sonny Perdue the 14th chancellor of the University System of Georgia effective April 1, 2022. He oversees 26 public colleges and universities with a more than $11.5 billion annual budget, 48,000 faculty and staff and more than 344,000 students.
The Board of Regents today named former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue as chancellor of the University System of Georgia (USG). Perdue will begin his duties as the system’s 14th chancellor on April 1, 2022.
Sonny Perdue served two terms as the governor of Georgia, from 2003 to 2011. He was the first Republican chosen by Georgians to occupy the governor’s mansion since the Reconstruction -era election of Rufus Bullock in 1868.
Sonny Perdue lines up for his formal installation as University System of Georgia chancellor on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022 at the state capitol in Atlanta. Perdue, who was Georgia’s first modern Republican governor and later U.S. agriculture secretary, started leading the 340,000-student system in April.
Students and faculty members around the state are reacting to news that Republican former governor Sonny Perdue may soon head up Georgia’s public university system. This week, officials on the Board of Regents announced Perdue is the sole finalist for the top job of chancellor.
George Ervin "Sonny" Perdue III is the former secretary of agriculture. He was the 31st person to serve in the position. He was selected by President Donald Trump to serve as secretary of agriculture on January 18, 2017. He was sworn in to office on April 25, 2017.
Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and two-term Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue on Tuesday was officially tapped to be the next leader of the University System of Georgia’s 26 public colleges and universities.
ATLANTA (AP) — Former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue will take the reins of Georgia’s university system on April 1, with regents affirming his appointment unanimously on Tuesday after multiple regents sang his praises.
As the new leader of the University System of Georgia, Sonny Perdue pledged to treat students like customers. The former two-term governor was formally recognized as the system’s...