Political LeaderAmerican1921 – 2010
Juanita Kreps
U.S. Secretary of Commerce, labor economist
Biography
An American economist and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1979. She was a leading expert on labor economics.
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Quick Facts
Category
Political Leader
Nationality
American
Born
1921
Died
2010
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Juanitta
American origin
“A variant spelling of Juanita with double-t, representing early 20th-century American naming conventions where doubled consonants were sometimes used for stylistic emphasis. Juanitta carries the same graceful meaning ('God is gracious') as Juanita but with a slightly more distinctive, period-specific character.”