Terry Cole (law enforcement official)
Terry Cole | |
|---|---|
| Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration | |
Nominee | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Succeeding | Derek S. Maltz |
| Virginia Secretary of Public Safety | |
| Assumed office June 1, 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Glenn Youngkin |
| Preceded by | Bob Mosier |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Rochester Institute of Technology |
| Profession | Law enforcement official |
Terrance C. Cole is an American law enforcement official and politician who has been the Virginia Secretary of Public Safety since 2023 during the governorship of Glenn Youngkin.
In February 2025, President Donald Trump nominated Cole to serve as the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration under his second administration.
Career
[change | change source]Cole began working at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), where he would work for 22 years. He was a DEA representative to the National Security Council.[1] He retired in 2020.[2]
In May 2023, Cole was picked by Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin as the next Virginia Secretary of Public Safety. He took office on June 1.[1]
DEA Administrator
[change | change source]On February 11, 2025, Cole was named by President Donald Trump as the nominee for Administrator of the DEA.[3]
Personal life
[change | change source]Cole studied at the Rochester Institute of Technology.[2] He also went to the University of Virginia and the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame.[2] Cole is married and has four children.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Woods, Charlotte Rene (May 23, 2023). "Youngkin announces former DEA agent as new public safety secretary". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Cabinet - Terrance C. Cole". Governor of Virginia.
- ↑ "Trump picks Cole to be DEA administrator". Reuters. February 11, 2025.
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