1. Leslie A Kirwan was born on April 1,1957 and is an American government official who served as Secretary of Administration and Finance of Massachusetts from 2007 to 2009.
10 Facts About Leslie Kirwan
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In 1985, Kirwan joined the Massachusetts Department of Revenue as a manager in the Division of Local Services.
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From 1997 to 2004, Leslie Kirwan was the Director of Administration and Finance at the Massachusetts Port Authority.
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On December 6,2006, Governor-elect Deval Patrick announced that Leslie Kirwan would be his Secretary of Administration and Finance.
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Leslie Kirwan was the first person to be named to Patrick's cabinet and the first woman to serve as Secretary of Administration and Finance.
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Leslie Kirwan oversaw the activities of agencies and divisions ranging from the Department of Revenue to the Divisions of Human Resources and Information Technology.
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Leslie Kirwan was a witness for the prosecution in the corruption trial of former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi.
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Leslie Kirwan testified that DiMasi had an unusually persistent interest in the Commonwealth's acquisition of a data-collection software package from Cognos.
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Leslie Kirwan stated that she believed that it was not right time for the government to purchase such as package and that the $15 million asking price was too much, but eventually purchased the software for a reduced price of $13 million in an effort to appease DiMasi.
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On September 25,2009, Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D Smith announced that Kirwan was to become the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean for Administration and Finance, effective November 2,2009.