Dan Meyer | |
Order: | 9th |
Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | |
Governor: | Scott Walker |
Term Start: | September 25, 2017 |
Term End: | January 7, 2019 |
Predecessor: | Cathy Stepp |
Successor: | Preston Cole |
State1: | Wisconsin |
State Assembly1: | Wisconsin |
District1: | 34th |
Term Start1: | January 5, 1999 |
Term End1: | January 7, 2013 |
Preceded1: | Joe Handrick |
Succeeded1: | Rob Swearingen |
Office2: | Mayor of Eagle River, Wisconsin |
Term Start2: | April 1997 |
Term End2: | April 2001 |
Predecessor2: | Donald L. Dyer |
Successor2: | Jeffrey A. Hyslop |
Party: | Republican |
Birth Date: | 1 January 1949 |
Birth Place: | Neenah, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Residence: | Eagle River, Wisconsin |
Alma Mater: | University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh |
Profession: | Politician |
Allegiance: | United States |
Branch: | United States Army |
Daniel L. Meyer (born January 1, 1949) is a retired American businessman and Republican politician from Wisconsin. He was secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (2017 - 2018) in the cabinet of governor Scott Walker. He previously served 14 years (1999 - 2012) in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 34th Assembly district (northern Wisconsin), and was mayor of Eagle River, Wisconsin (1997 - 2001).[1]
Born in Neenah, Wisconsin, Meyer graduated from Neenah High School and the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh; and served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War era. Meyer was the director of the Eagle River, Wisconsin, chamber of commerce and was mayor of Eagle River from 1997 to 2001. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1999 until his retirement from the legislature in 2013.[2] During his time in the legislature, Meyer was a member of the Natural Resources committee, Veterans and Military Affairs committee and the Joint Committee on Finance.[3] [4] [5]