Neal McCaleb
Encyclopedia
Neal A. "Chief" McCaleb is an American
civil engineer
and Republican
politician
from Oklahoma
. A member of the Chickasaw Nation
, McCaleb served as in several position with Oklahoma state government
and as Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs
under President of the United States
George W. Bush
.
, McCaleb graduated from Putnam City High School in 1953 and received bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
from Oklahoma State University (then known as Oklahoma A&M College) in 1957. After leaving college, McCaleb began his practice as a civil engineer
.
in 1974. He remained in the House until 1983. In 1978, McCaleb's colleugues elected him House Minority Leader. He remained in that position until his retirement from the Legislature.
Henry Bellmon
appointed McCaleb was serve as the State's first Secretary of Transportation
. The post was created following the passage of the Executive Branch Reform Act of 1986
. In addition to his service as Secretary, Bellmon appointed his to serve concurrently as Director of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation
. McCaleb served in both positions until the end of Bellmon's term in 1991.
group dedicated to advocating safe, efficient and affordable state streets, roads and highways. He served as President until 1995.
David Walters
choose not to seek re-election as Governor. Republican Frank Keating
was elected to succeed him in that position. Keating appointed McCaleb to serve as his Secretary of Transportation
. Additionally, Keating appointed McCaleb as the head of both the Oklahoma Department of Transportation
and the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority.
McCaleb remainded in all three positions until July 2001 until he resigned to take a federal government job. Keating appointed Herschal Crow of Tulsa
to succeed him as Secretary.
, Republican President of the United States
George W. Bush
appointed McCaleb in 2001 to as his Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs
in the United States Department of the Interior
under United States Secretary of the Interior
Gale Norton
. As head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, McCaleb was charged with the administration and management of 56 million acres (226,624.2 km²) of land held in trust by the United States government for Native Americans in the United States, Native American Tribes and Alaska Natives.
McCaleb remained in that position until 2003 when he return home to Oklahoma.
, Governor of the Chickasaw Nation. McCaleb has been tasked by Governor Anoatubby with the development of long-term economic development plans and policy. Governor Anoatubby has also appointed McCaleb to the board of directors of Bank 2, a financial industry firm completely owned by the Chickasaw Nation. Governor Anoatubby has also made McCaleb the Chairman of the Board for Chickasaw Nation Industries, a wholly owned subity of the Nation responsible for promoting economic development for the tribe.
United States
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civil engineer
Civil engineer
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering; the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructures while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructures that have been neglected.Originally, a...
and Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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politician
Politician
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from Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
. A member of the Chickasaw Nation
Chickasaw Nation
The Chickasaw Nation is a federally recognized Native American nation, located in Oklahoma. They are one of the members of the Five Civilized Tribes. The Five Civilized Tribes were differentiated from other Indian reservations in that they had semi-autonomous constitutional governments and...
, McCaleb served as in several position with Oklahoma state government
Government of Oklahoma
The government of the US State of Oklahoma, established by the Oklahoma Constitution, is a republican democracy modeled after the Federal government of the United States. The state government has three branches: the executive, legislative, and judicial...
and as Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs
Bureau of Indian Affairs
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is an agency of the federal government of the United States within the US Department of the Interior. It is responsible for the administration and management of of land held in trust by the United States for Native Americans in the United States, Native American...
under President of the United States
President of the United States
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George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
.
Early life
Born in Oklahoma City, OklahomaOklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...
, McCaleb graduated from Putnam City High School in 1953 and received bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
Civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
from Oklahoma State University (then known as Oklahoma A&M College) in 1957. After leaving college, McCaleb began his practice as a civil engineer
Civil engineer
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering; the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructures while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructures that have been neglected.Originally, a...
.
State Legislature
McCaleb was elected as a Republican to the Oklahoma House of RepresentativesOklahoma House of Representatives
The Oklahoma House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oklahoma Legislature, the legislative body of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its members are responsible for introducing and voting on bills and resolutions, providing legislative oversight for state agencies, and helping to craft the...
in 1974. He remained in the House until 1983. In 1978, McCaleb's colleugues elected him House Minority Leader. He remained in that position until his retirement from the Legislature.
Bellmon Administration
Governor of OklahomaGovernor of Oklahoma
The governor of the state of Oklahoma is the head of state for the state of Oklahoma, United States. Under the Oklahoma Constitution, the governor is also the head of government, serving as the chief executive of the Oklahoma executive branch, of the government of Oklahoma...
Henry Bellmon
Henry Bellmon
Henry Louis "Harry" Bellmon was an American Republican politician from Oklahoma. He was a member of the Oklahoma Legislature, the 18th and 23rd Governor of Oklahoma , and a two-term United States Senator.-Service in World War II:Bellmon was born in Tonkawa, Oklahoma and graduated from Billings...
appointed McCaleb was serve as the State's first Secretary of Transportation
Oklahoma State Cabinet
The Cabinet of the Governor of Oklahoma is a body of the most senior appointed officials of the executive branch of the government of Oklahoma. Originally an informal meeting between the Governor of Oklahoma and various government officials, the Governor's Cabinet has evolved into a major part of...
. The post was created following the passage of the Executive Branch Reform Act of 1986
Executive Branch Reform Act of 1986
The Executive Branch Reform Act of 1986 is an Oklahoma state law that requires the Governor of Oklahoma to organize the various departments, agencies, boards, commissions and other entities of the state's executive branch into a cabinet system.The Executive Branch Reform Act was signed into law by...
. In addition to his service as Secretary, Bellmon appointed his to serve concurrently as Director of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Oklahoma Department of Transportation
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is an agency of the government of Oklahoma responsible for the construction, maintenance, and regulation the use of the state's transportation infrastructure...
. McCaleb served in both positions until the end of Bellmon's term in 1991.
Oklahoma Good Roads Association
Following the end of Bellmon's term, McCaleb came the President of the Oklahoma Good Roads and Transportation Association, a lobbyingLobbying
Lobbying is the act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in the government, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. Lobbying is done by various people or groups, from private-sector individuals or corporations, fellow legislators or government officials, or...
group dedicated to advocating safe, efficient and affordable state streets, roads and highways. He served as President until 1995.
Keating Administration
In 1995, incumbent Governor of OklahomaGovernor of Oklahoma
The governor of the state of Oklahoma is the head of state for the state of Oklahoma, United States. Under the Oklahoma Constitution, the governor is also the head of government, serving as the chief executive of the Oklahoma executive branch, of the government of Oklahoma...
David Walters
David Walters
David Lee Walters was the 24th Governor of Oklahoma from 1991 to 1995.-Biography:Walters was born near Canute, Oklahoma. He graduated as valedictorian from Canute High School in 1969. He later graduated from University of Oklahoma in 1973 with a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering...
choose not to seek re-election as Governor. Republican Frank Keating
Frank Keating
Francis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999...
was elected to succeed him in that position. Keating appointed McCaleb to serve as his Secretary of Transportation
Oklahoma State Cabinet
The Cabinet of the Governor of Oklahoma is a body of the most senior appointed officials of the executive branch of the government of Oklahoma. Originally an informal meeting between the Governor of Oklahoma and various government officials, the Governor's Cabinet has evolved into a major part of...
. Additionally, Keating appointed McCaleb as the head of both the Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Oklahoma Department of Transportation
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is an agency of the government of Oklahoma responsible for the construction, maintenance, and regulation the use of the state's transportation infrastructure...
and the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority.
McCaleb remainded in all three positions until July 2001 until he resigned to take a federal government job. Keating appointed Herschal Crow of Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
to succeed him as Secretary.
GW Bush Administration
As a member of the Chickasaw NationChickasaw Nation
The Chickasaw Nation is a federally recognized Native American nation, located in Oklahoma. They are one of the members of the Five Civilized Tribes. The Five Civilized Tribes were differentiated from other Indian reservations in that they had semi-autonomous constitutional governments and...
, Republican President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
appointed McCaleb in 2001 to as his Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs
Bureau of Indian Affairs
The Bureau of Indian Affairs is an agency of the federal government of the United States within the US Department of the Interior. It is responsible for the administration and management of of land held in trust by the United States for Native Americans in the United States, Native American...
in the United States Department of the Interior
United States Department of the Interior
The United States Department of the Interior is the United States federal executive department of the U.S. government responsible for the management and conservation of most federal land and natural resources, and the administration of programs relating to Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native...
under United States Secretary of the Interior
United States Secretary of the Interior
The United States Secretary of the Interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior.The US Department of the Interior should not be confused with the concept of Ministries of the Interior as used in other countries...
Gale Norton
Gale Norton
Gale Ann Norton served as the 48th United States Secretary of the Interior from 2001 to 2006 under President George W. Bush...
. As head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, McCaleb was charged with the administration and management of 56 million acres (226,624.2 km²) of land held in trust by the United States government for Native Americans in the United States, Native American Tribes and Alaska Natives.
McCaleb remained in that position until 2003 when he return home to Oklahoma.
Chickasaw national service
After leaving federal government service, McCaleb began an advisor to Bill AnoatubbyBill Anoatubby
Bill Anoatubby is the present Governor of the Chickasaw Nation, a position he has held since 1987. From 1979 to 1987, Anoatubby served two terms as Lieutenant Governor in the administration of Gov. Overton James[-Early life:...
, Governor of the Chickasaw Nation. McCaleb has been tasked by Governor Anoatubby with the development of long-term economic development plans and policy. Governor Anoatubby has also appointed McCaleb to the board of directors of Bank 2, a financial industry firm completely owned by the Chickasaw Nation. Governor Anoatubby has also made McCaleb the Chairman of the Board for Chickasaw Nation Industries, a wholly owned subity of the Nation responsible for promoting economic development for the tribe.