Ashton Carter

Ashton Baldwin "Ash" Carter (September 24, 1954 – October 24, 2022) was an American politician, military civillian official and academic. He was the United States Secretary of Defense from 2015 to 2017. He is also a physicist and a former Harvard University professor of Science and International Affairs. He was nominated by President Barack Obama, and confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 93–5, to replace Chuck Hagel as the US Secretary of Defense.

Ash Carter
25th United States Secretary of Defense
In office February 17, 2015 – January 20, 2017
President	Barack Obama
Deputy	Robert Work
Preceded by	Chuck Hagel
Succeeded by	James Mattis
United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
In office October 6, 2011 – December 3, 2013
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	William Lynn
Succeeded by	Christine Fox (Acting)
Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
In office April 27, 2009 – October 5, 2011
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	John Young
Succeeded by	Frank Kendall
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs
In office June 30, 1993 – September 14, 1996
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Stephen Hadley
Succeeded by	Jack Crouch (2001)
Personal details
Born	Ashton Baldwin Carter (1954-09-24)September 24, 1954 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	October 24, 2022(2022-10-24) (aged 68) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Democratic[1]
Spouse(s)	Clayton Spencer (divorced) Stephanie DeLeeuw
Relations	Cynthia DeFelice (sister)
Children	2
Alma mater	Yale University (BA) St John's College, Oxford (MS, PhD)

Carter died from a heart attack at his home in Boston, Massachusetts on October 24, 2022, one month after his 68th birthday.^[2][3]