Samuel Knox Skinner is an American politician, lawyer, and businessman. Skinner served as U.S. Secretary of Transportation and White House Chief of Staff under President George H. W. Bush. Prior to the Bush administration, Skinner served as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois under President Gerald R. Ford from 1975 to 1977, succeeding James R. Thompson.
- Occupation
- lawyer, university teacher
- Position held
- United States Secretary of Transportation, White House Chief of Staff
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- June 10, 1938
