Ray Mabus

Raymond Edwin Mabus Jr. (born October 11, 1948) is an American politician and diplomat. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Ray Mabus
75th United States Secretary of the Navy
In office May 19, 2009 – January 20, 2017
President	Barack Obama
Deputy	Robert O. Work Janine A. Davidson
Preceded by	Donald C. Winter
Succeeded by	Richard V. Spencer
United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
In office July 5, 1994 – April 25, 1996
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	John Bookout
Succeeded by	Wyche Fowler
60th Governor of Mississippi
In office January 12, 1988 – January 14, 1992
Lieutenant	Brad Dye
Preceded by	William Allain
Succeeded by	Kirk Fordice
37th Auditor of Mississippi
In office January 10, 1984 – January 12, 1988
Governor	William Allain
Preceded by	Hamp King
Succeeded by	Pete Johnson
Personal details
Born	Raymond Edwin Mabus Jr. (1948-10-11) October 11, 1948 (age 77) Starkville, Mississippi, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Julie Hines (1987–2000) Lynne Horecky (2007–present)
Children	3
Education	University of Mississippi, Oxford (BA) Johns Hopkins University (MA) Harvard University (JD)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1970–1972
Rank	Lieutenant (junior grade)
Awards	Surface Warfare Officer badge

Mabus served as the 75th United States Secretary of the Navy from 2009 to 2017. Mabus also served as the State Auditor of Mississippi from 1984 to 1988, as the 60th Governor of Mississippi from 1988 to 1992 and as the United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1994 to 1996.

In 2012, he appeared in the movie Battleship as the Commanding Officer of USS Ronald Reagan.

Other websites

• United States Navy bio page
• Mississippi Historical Society biography
• Maybus Appearances on C-SPAN
  • C-SPAN Q&A interview with Mabus, February 5, 2012