William M. Daley

Infobox US Cabinet official
name=William M. Daley

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right|thumb|William_Daley_was_United_States_Secretary_of_Commerce_under_President_Bill_Clinton
order=32nd
title=United States Secretary of Commerce
term_start=January 30, 1997
term_end=July 19, 2000
predecessor=Mickey Kantor
successor=Norman Mineta
birth_date=Birth date and age|1948|8|8|mf=y
birth_place=Chicago, Illinois
death_date=
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party=Democrat

William Michael Daley (born August 8, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois) served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce and is a business executive. [cite web
url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/govt/admin/daley.htm
title=Washingtonpost.com: Politics -- The Administration, William M. Daley
publisher=www.washingtonpost.com
accessdate=2008-05-12
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Daley graduated with a B.A. from Loyola University Chicago, and an LL.B. from John Marshall Law School. Daley later accepted an honorary Doctors of Law degree from John Marshall Law School. Except for a period from 1977 to 1980, during which time he sat on the Advisory Council of Economic Opportunity, Daley practiced law privately with the firm Daley and George.

He became associated with Amalgamated Bank of Chicago, where he was first vice chairman (1989-1990) and then president and chief operating officer (1990-1993). Daley returned to the practice of law, as a partner with the firm Mayer Brown (then Mayer, Brown & Platt) from 1993 to 1997. In 1993, he served as special counsel to the President on issues relating to the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). In 1997, Daley became Secretary of Commerce in the second administration of President Bill Clinton, and he remained at that post until July 2000, when he became chairman of Vice President Al Gore's presidential campaign, where he was in charge of choosing a vice presidential nominee.

In December 2001, he was appointed President of SBC Communications Inc. to help reform the company's image. In May 2004, Daley was made Midwest Chairman of J.P. Morgan Chase and Bank One Corp. to oversee post-merger operations from Chicago.

Daley currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Boeing, Merck & Co., Inc, Boston Properties, Inc., and Loyola University Chicago. He also sits on the Council on Foreign Relations.

He is the seventh and youngest child of the late Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley and Eleanor "Sis" Daley, and the brother of the city's current mayor, Richard M. Daley.

During the 2008 Democratic Presidential Primaries, Daley was a prominent supporter of Barack Obama. Daley is rumored to be exploring a 2010 gubernatorial run in Illinois, reportedly even asking associates to "stay neutral" until he makes a decision. [cite web
url=http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/07/william_daley_punts_when_asked.html
title=Chicago Sun Times: Lynn Sweet -- William Daley punts when asked on Obama conference call about running for governor of Illinois.
publisher=www.suntimes.com
accessdate=2008-07-07
last=
first=] He has been mentioned as a possible Secretary of the Treasury in a potential Obama administration. [cite web
url=http://www.usnews.com/blogs/washington-whispers/2008/7/30/whod-get-the-top-cabinet-jobs-for-president-obama.html
title=Who'd Get the Top Cabinet Jobs for President Obama?
publisher=usnews.com
accessdate=2008-07-30
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first=]

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