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 | |
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14th Virginia Secretary of Finance | |
In office January 13, 2018 – July 1, 2021 | |
Governor | Ralph Northam |
Preceded by | Ric Brown |
Succeeded by | Joe Flores |
13th Virginia Secretary of Transportation | |
In office January 11, 2014 – January 13, 2018 | |
Governor | Terry McAuliffe |
Preceded by | Sean Connaughton |
Succeeded by | Shannon Valentine |
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Born | Aubrey Lee Layne Jr. June 19, 1956 Newport News, Virginia, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Peggy Allen Kincheloe |
Residence | Virginia Beach, Virginia |
Alma mater | University 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
edit- ^ McAuliffe transportation secretary moving to top finance job under Northam (Richmond Times-Dispatch article-November 17, 2017)
- ^ Forster, Dave (12 February 2014). "New transportation chief is familiar with traffic woes". Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 1 February 2017.