DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

FORMER SECRETARY


[Photograph of Department Secretary] DAVID L. WINSTEAD,
Secretary of Transportation, 1995-98

Secretary of Transportation from February 16, 1995 to December 31, 1998.

Chair, Maryland Transportation Commission, 1991-94 (member, 1988-91).

Chair, Maryland Aviation Commission, 1995-98; Governor's Motor Carrier Task Force for Safety and Uniformity, 1995-98; Maryland Port Commission, 1995-98; Maryland Transportation Authority, 1995-98. Co-Chair, Maryland Greenways Commission, 1995-98. Member, Governor's Executive Council, 1995-98; Capital Debt Affordability Committee, 1995-98; Maryland Economic Development Corporation, 1995-98; State Information Technology Board, 1995-98; Patuxent River Commission, 1995-98; Pricing and Selection Committee for Rehabilitation and Employment Programs, 1995-98; Procurement Advisory Council, 1995-98; Interagency Committee on Specialized Transportation, 1995-98; Transportation Professional Services Selection Board, 1995-98; Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs, 1995-98; Governor's Port Land-Use Task Force, 1996; Smart Growth and Neighborhood Conservation Subcabinet, 1998.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, August 23, 1947. Denison University, B.A., 1969; Columbia University, M.B.A., 1971; Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America, J.D., 1982. Served in the District of Columbia Air National Guard, 1969-75. Special assistant to U.S. Senator Charles McC. Mathias, 1975-79. Executive Director, Washington Baltimore Regional Association, 1981-87. Partner, Wilkes, Artis, Hedrick & Lane, 1987-95. Member, Urban Land Institute; Greater Washington Board of Trade; Maryland Chamber of Commerce; Lambda Alpha Land (economics honorary society); Economic Club of Washington. President, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Married; three children.

Maryland Executive Departments
Maryland at a Glance


Maryland Manual On-Line

© Copyright Maryland State Archives