Paul Coverdell

Paul Coverdell
Official portrait, 1998
United States Senator
from Georgia
In office
January 3, 1993 – July 18, 2000
Preceded byWyche Fowler
Succeeded byZell Miller
11th Director of the Peace Corps
In office
May 2, 1989  September 4, 1991
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byLoret Miller Ruppe
Succeeded byElaine Chao
Member of the Georgia Senate
from the 40th district
In office
January 8, 1973  May 2, 1989
Preceded byE. Earl Patton
Succeeded byMichael J. Egan
Member of the Georgia Senate
from the 56th district
In office
January 11, 1971  January 8, 1973
Preceded byJack Hardy
Succeeded byTom Moore
Personal details
Born
Paul Douglas Coverdell

(1939-01-20)January 20, 1939
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
DiedJuly 18, 2000(2000-07-18) (aged 61)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Nancy Nally Coverdell
(m. 1967)
Alma materUniversity of Missouri
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1962–1964
RankCaptain

Paul Douglas Coverdell (January 20, 1939 – July 18, 2000) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Georgia from 1993 until his death in 2000. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the director of the Peace Corps from 1989 to 1991 under President George H. W. Bush.