Norman Yoshio Mineta was a politician from the United States who died on May 3, 2022.
Mineta was a first-generation Japanese American who was interned during WWII and went on to become one of the country’s most visible Asian American political leaders
He was also a big-city mayor, a 10-term congressman, and a Cabinet secretary of Transportation in President George W. Bush’s Cabinet.
He was the only Democratic Cabinet Secretary in the Bush administration.
Mr. Mineta was well respected for his competence in the byzantine regulations controlling the country’s roadways, trains, and airports as a Democratic congressman and then as a Cabinet member under Democratic and Republican administrations.
In 1971, he became the first Asian American to manage a major U.S. city, his hometown of San Jose, which was in the middle of a recession.
He was 90 years old.
Norman Mineta cause of death
He died in Edgewater, Md. from a heart ailment or a cardiac condition according to his former chief of staff, John Flaherty.
Norman Mineta wife and children
He married twice, first to May Hinoki.
He married Danealia Brantner, a flight attendant, in 1991.
Survivors include two sons from his previous marriage, David Mineta and Stuart Mineta.
He had two stepsons, Robert Brantner and Mark Brantner, and 11 grandchildren.
Norman Mineta net worth
He was worth 4 to 5 million dollars as of 2022.
When is Norman Mineta funeral?
His funeral is in the works.
