Allan Hubbard
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| Born | September 8, 1947 Jackson, Tennessee, U.S. | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | US | |||||||||||||
| Alma mater | • Vanderbilt University • Harvard University | |||||||||||||
| Member of | Bilderberg/Steering committee | |||||||||||||
| Party | Republican | |||||||||||||
Former Bilderberg Steering committee, Director of the National Economic Council
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Allan B. Hubbard is an American businessman and government official, and former member of the Bilderberg Steering committee. Hubbard was Director of the National Economic Council from 2005 to 2007 under President George W. Bush. Earlier in his career, Hubbard was deputy chief of staff to Vice President Dan Quayle, and as chair of the Indiana Republican Party. Hubbard is noted for lobbyism for charter schools.[1]
Education
Hubbard received a B.A. degree from Vanderbilt University in 1969.[2] In 1975, Hubbard received a J.D. from Harvard Law School, also cum laude, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. During his time at Harvard, he was a classmate of George W. Bush.
Career
Hubbard formerly was director of E & A Industries, a conglomerate in Indiana that owns three chemical companies, among others. A major fundraiser for Bush, Hubbard served as the volunteer chairman of the Indiana Republican Party from 1993 to 1994.
From 1990 to 1992, Hubbard was deputy chief of staff to Vice President Dan Quayle, and executive director of the President's Council on Competitiveness, which was chaired by Quayle.
Hubbard was Director of the National Economic Council from 2005 to 2007 during the Bush administration. He was one of the Members of the 2006 Bilderberg Meeting in Ottawa, Canada, and is a former member of the group's Steering Committee.[3]
During the 2012 United States presidential election, Hubbard was on the planned transition team for Republican nominee Mitt Romney had he been elected.[4] In 2017, Hubbard was considered for the position of Deputy Secretary of Education by President Donald Trump, but ultimately withdrew his name from consideration.[1]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/2002 | 30 May 2002 | 2 June 2002 | US Virginia Chantilly Westfields Marriott | The 50th Bilderberg, held at Chantilly, Virginia. |
| Bilderberg/2003 | 15 May 2003 | 18 May 2003 | France Versailles | The 51st Bilderberg, in Versailles, France |
| Bilderberg/2004 | 3 June 2004 | 6 June 2004 | Italy Stresa | The 52nd such meeting. 126 recorded guests |
| Bilderberg/2005 | 5 May 2005 | 8 May 2005 | Germany Rottach-Egern | The 53rd Bilderberg, 132 guests, the earliest in the year since the 1967 Bilderberg |
| Bilderberg/2006 | 8 June 2006 | 11 June 2006 | Canada Ottawa | 54th Bilderberg, held in Canada. 133 guests |
| Bilderberg/2008 | 5 June 2008 | 8 June 2008 | US Virginia Chantilly | The 56th Bilderberg, Chantilly, Virginia, 139 guests |
References
- ↑ a b https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/indys-al-hubbard-bows-out-of-consideration-for-no-2-us-ed-job
- ↑ https://www.hudson.org/experts/685-allan-b-hubbard
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140202095633/http://www.bilderbergmeetings.org/former-steering-committee-members.html
- ↑ https://www.nationalreview.com/2013/01/what-was-romney-planning-john-fund/
