Charles Cragin |
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In office
August 4, 1999 – May 31, 2001
April 12, 1998 - August 3, 1999 |
| President | Bill Clinton |
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| Secretary | William Cohen
Donald Rumsfeld |
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| Preceded by | Deborah R. Lee |
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| Succeeded by | Thomas F. Hall |
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In office
March 31, 2000 – May 23, 2000 |
| President | Bill Clinton |
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| Secretary | William Cohen |
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| Preceded by | Rudy de Leon |
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| Succeeded by | Bernard Rostker |
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In office
March 1991 – March 1997 |
| President | George H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton |
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| Preceded by | Kenneth E. Eaton |
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| Succeeded by | Roger K. Bauer (acting) |
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| Born | Charles Langmaid Cragin III
(1943-10-09) October 9, 1943
Portland, Maine, U.S. |
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| Political party | Republican |
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| Alma mater | University of Maine (BS), (JD) |
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| Awards | Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Navy Meritorious Service Medal (2)
Navy Commendation Medal (2)
Army Commendation Medal
Navy Expeditionary Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Navy Good Conduct Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal |
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| Branch/service | United States Navy
United States Navy Reserve |
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| Years of service | 1961-1964 (active duty)
1964-1998 (reserve) |
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| Rank | Captain |
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Charles Langmaid Cragin III (born October 9, 1943) is an American attorney and politician from Maine. He was the Republican nominee for governor of Maine in 1982, losing in a landslide to Democratic incumbent Gov. Joseph E. Brennan. Afterwards, Cragin was a Republican National Committee member from Maine from 1983 to 1990, and acting U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness in 2000.
Cragin also was the first Senate-confirmed chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals in the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs.