Chuck Hagel Fast Facts

Birth place: North Platte, Nebraska

Birth name: Charles Timothy Hagel

Father: Charles Hagel, lumber yard manager

Mother: Betty (Dunn) Hagel, a secretary

Marriages: Lilibet Ziller (April 1985-present); Patricia Lloyd (1979-1982, divorced)

February 14, 2013Senate Democrats fail to get enough votes to end debate on Hagel’s confirmation. Fifty-eight vote to move forward with the nomination, while 40 vote to hold it up.

February 26, 2013Hagel is confirmed by the Senate, after a vote of 58-41.

March 9, 2013 – As Hagel visits Afghanistan for the first time as Secretary of Defense, a suicide bomber targets the Afghan ministry of defense, killing nine and injuring 14.

November 24, 2014 – President Obama announces that Hagel will step down from his position as Secretary of Defense.

February 17, 2015 – Formally steps down.

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