| Jerald S. Paul | |
| Office1: | Principal Deputy Administrator National Nuclear Security Administration |
| Term Start1: | July 2004 |
| Term End1: | August 2006 |
| Successor1: | William C. Ostendorff[1] |
| State House2: | Florida |
| District2: | 71st |
| Term Start2: | 2000 |
| Term End2: | 2004 |
| Predecessor2: | David Bitner |
| Successor2: | Michael J. Grant |
| Birth Date: | 26 February 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Lancaster, Ohio |
| Alma Mater: | Maine Maritime Academy (BS) University of Florida Stetson University (JD) |
| Known For: | Served in the Florida House of Representatives |
Jerald Scott Paul (born 1966 in Lancaster, Ohio) previously served as the Principal Deputy Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration at the U.S. Department of Energy. He was nominated by President George W. Bush and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in July 2004. He oversaw all of this agency's nuclear nonproliferation programs with the principal responsibility of preventing the spread of nuclear materials, technology and expertise. In August 2006, Paul stepped down from this position to return to his law practice.[2]
Jerald Paul previously served as a Representative in the House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Florida. He earned a B.S. degree in marine engineering from the Maine Maritime Academy in 1989 and then enrolled at the University of Florida, taking graduate level courses in nuclear engineering until December 1990. Paul received his Juris Doctor from the Stetson University in December 1994.[3]