Katherine D. Ortega

Katherine Ortega
38th Treasurer of the United States
In office
September 26, 1983 – July 1, 1989
PresidentRonald Reagan
George H. W. Bush
Preceded byBay Buchanan
Succeeded byCathi Vásquez Villalpando
Personal details
Born (1934-07-16) July 16, 1934 (age 90)
Tularosa, New Mexico, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Lloyd Derrickson
EducationEastern New Mexico University (BA)
Signature
Katherine D. Ortega (1987)

Katherine Dávalos Ortega (born July 16, 1934) is an American political figure. She was the 38th Treasurer of the United States from September 26, 1983 to July 1, 1989 under Presidents Ronald Reagan and then George H. W. Bush. Ortega also has the first female bank president in the state of California.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Vicki Ruíz and Virginia Sánchez Korrol, "Latina U.S. Treasurers," Latinas in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia, Volume I (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2006), 374-375.