Martin Richard Hoffmann

Martin Richard Hoffmann ( born April 20, 1932 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts) is an American politician. He was Defense Minister of the United States in the administration of President Gerald Ford 1975-1977.

Career

Martin Richard Hoffmann was born on April 20, 1932 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. He received his Ph.D. in 1954 at Princeton University and enlisted in the U.S. Army in the same year. He received in 1955 at the Field Artillery Officer Candidate School his commission. Thereafter, he served in the 187th Regimental Combat Team and the 101st Airborne Division 1955-1956. After his active service, he went into the reserve service and later married Margaret Ann McCabe.

Martin Richard Hoffmann received his doctorate in 1961 at the University of Virginia Law School. After he had obtained his law degree, he began working as an assistant to Judge Albert V. firm Bryan, United States Court of Appeals, Fourth District, Alexandria, Virginia. This activity, he held 1961-1962. He then worked as Assistant U.S. Attorney in Washington, DC 1962-1965.

From 1965 to 1966 he was a member ( Minority Counsel ) in the House Judiciary Committee ( Judiciary Committee of the House ). After that, he was legal advisor to Senator Charles H. Percy of Illinois 1967-1969. According to this, he worked as deputy chief counsel and deputy secretary for the University Computing down company from 1969 and 1971. Afterwards he was legal adviser to the Atomic Energy Commission 1971-1973.

Then, Hoffmann was Special Assistant to the Defense Department 1973 until 1974. Moreover, he was legal adviser to this Ministry and held this activity in 1974 and 1975 from. From 5 August 1975 to February 13, 1977 Hoffmann was Defense Minister of the United States. Under his leadership, the army was reorganized because of the profound problems caused by the war in Vietnam.

Hoffmann built a data protection authority (Privacy Review Board ) for the processing of the detected access requests initiated by the Freedom of Information Act.

In 1977 he began to work in the private sector at the firm Gardner, Carton & Douglas. He became vice president and legal adviser of the Digital Equipment Corporation in 1989. He was a member of the Board of E- Systems, Inc. and manager of the Association of the United States Army. In addition, he served in the commission of the Defense Ministry for reorganization and closure.