Aubrey Lee Layne Jr. (born June 19, 1956) is an American businessman who served as the Virginia Secretary of Finance from 2018 to 2021. He was previously appointed by Governor Terry McAuliffe, to the Commonwealth Transportation Board for a five-year term and later served as Virginia Secretary of Transportation in McAuliffe's administration. Layne was subsequently appointed as Virginia Secretary of Finance by Governor-elect Ralph Northam.[1]

Aubrey Layne
14th Virginia Secretary of Finance
In office
January 13, 2018 – July 1, 2021
GovernorRalph Northam
Preceded byRic Brown
Succeeded byJoe Flores
13th Virginia Secretary of Transportation
In office
January 11, 2014 – January 13, 2018
GovernorTerry McAuliffe
Preceded bySean Connaughton
Succeeded byShannon Valentine
Personal details
Born
Aubrey Lee Layne Jr.

(1956-06-19) June 19, 1956 (age 68)
Newport News, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpousePeggy Allen Kincheloe
ResidenceVirginia Beach, Virginia
Alma materUniversity of Richmond (BS)
Old Dominion University (MBA)
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Born in Newport News, Layne attended the University of Richmond and received a Master of Business Administration degree from Old Dominion University.[2]

References

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  1. ^ McAuliffe transportation secretary moving to top finance job under Northam (Richmond Times-Dispatch article-November 17, 2017)
  2. ^ Forster, Dave (12 February 2014). "New transportation chief is familiar with traffic woes". Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 1 February 2017.