Emily W. Murphy
Appearance
Emily W. Murphy | |
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Administrator of General Services | |
In office December 12, 2017 – January 15, 2021 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Deputy | Allison Brigati |
Preceded by | Timothy Horne (acting) |
Succeeded by | Robin Carnahan |
Personal details | |
Born | Emily Webster Murphy 1973 (age 50–51) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Smith College (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
Emily Webster Murphy (born 1973) is an American attorney and government official. She was the administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) from 2017 to 2021.[1][2]
She was appointed as administrator in 2017 by President Donald Trump. She was criticized for her actions after the 2020 presidential election in delaying the start of the transition to a Joe Biden administration after Biden won the election on November 7.[3]
Murphy at first did not want to sign a letter allowing Biden's transition team to access federal agencies and transition funds.[4] She signed the letter on November 23, allowing the presidential transition process to begin.[5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Buble, Courtney. "GSA Administrator Resigns". Government Executive. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ↑ Nicholas, Scott (December 6, 2017). "Senate Clears Emily Murphy as Next GSA Administrator". ExecutiveGov. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ↑ Shear, Michael D.; Haberman, Maggie; Crowley, Michael (November 10, 2020). "Trump Appointee Stands Between Biden's Team and a Smooth Transition". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ↑ Rein, Lisa; O'Connell, Jonathan; Dawsey, Josh (November 8, 2020). "A little-known Trump appointee is in charge of handing transition resources to Biden — and she isn't budging". The Washington Post. ProQuest 2458469267. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020.
- ↑ Daly, Matthew; Jalonick, Mary Clare (23 November 2020). "GSA ascertains Joe Biden is 'apparent winner' of election, clears way for the transition from Trump administration to formally begin". The Baltimore Sun.