Cecil D. Andrus, 5 term Govenor of Idaho, 42nd United States Secretary of the Interior

Cecil D Andrus

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Cecil Dale Andrus (August 25, 1931 – August 24, 2017) was an American politician who served fourteen years as the Governor of Idaho. A Democrat, he also served as U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1977 to 1981 during the Carter Administration. Andrus lost his first gubernatorial election in 1966, but won four (in 1970, 1974, 1986, & 1990) and his 14 years as governor is the most in state history. Through 2019, he is the most recent Democrat to have held the office.

In public life, Andrus was noted for his strong conservationist and environmental views and accomplishments, and an Idaho wildlife preserve established in 1993 in Washington County is named the Cecil D. Andrus Wildlife Management Area in his honor. In 2018, the Cecil D. Andrus–White Clouds Wilderness was renamed after him.