The Governor
A Western Conservationist
“Over a half-century in politics in Idaho and the west, I’ve come to believe most things worth doing require lots of work. You take a good idea, marry it with respect for the public interest, communicate your intentions and build support. I tried to do that through 14 years as governor and four years at Interior and I have the ‘knowledge lumps’ to show for it.”
The Honorable Cecil D. Andrus "Cece" is Idaho's only four-term governor. His four years as U.S. Secretary of the Interior also made him the first Idahoan to serve in a presidential cabinet. Cece has earned a national reputation for being able to strike a wise balance between often conflicting conservation and development positions. During his years in public service, Cece championed improvements in Idaho's educational system, presided over periods of sustained economic growth, helped create Alaska's great national parks, and pushed a national strategy for safe disposal of nuclear waste.
Cece founded and now directs the Andrus Center for Public Policy at Boise State University. Since 1995, the Andrus Center has organized major conferences on Western public lands issues, national fire policy, endangered species issues and the economy of the rural West.
The Honorable Cecil D. Andrus is of counsel to Gallatin’s Boise office.
Expertise Background
Natural resources Idaho’s only four-term governor
Secretary of the Interior
Energy (1977-1981)
Recipient of every major
Environmental policy national environmental award
Corporate board member for
Strategic communications financial, mining, and food and
drug companies
Western politics
NEPA, Interior Department,
Department of Energy,
federal and state government
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