For Immediate Release
October 30, 2002
Contact: Rusty Cheuvront (502) 564-2611 or Mark York (502) 564-3350 

Hank List Appointed Secretary of Natural Resources Cabinet

FRANKFORT, KY - - Governor Paul Patton today named Henry Clay “Hank” List secretary of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Cabinet.  List follows the late James E. Bickford as secretary of the cabinet. 

“I’m pleased we had available inside the cabinet an individual with Hank’s outstanding background, knowledge and leadership abilities to carry forward both the important initiatives and reputation for fair and honest work that Jim Bickford had worked so diligently on for the past seven years,” Governor Patton said. “Hank and all the dedicated employees in the cabinet have been an integral part of a legacy of environmental protection and service to our Commonwealth of which we all can take great pride.” 

“I feel very honored to have Gov. Patton appoint me to this position,” List said.  “I want to continue the programs started by Jim Bickford and Gov. Patton, including cleaning up illegal dumps, straight pipes, implementation of solid waste legislation and brownfields regulations and the cleanup of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant.” 

List also said the cabinet will continue its partnership with the Eastern Kentucky and Bluegrass PRIDE (Personal Responsibility In a Desirable Environment) programs.           

List, appointed deputy secretary of the cabinet in June, 2001, has been the cabinets lead person for the voluntary environmental remediation (brownfields) regulations and has been representing the cabinet on the Kentucky State Board on Electrical Generation and Transmission Siting. 

List served as the state representative from the 79^th district from 1978-1984 and as a governmental affairs representative for Kentucky Utilities Company and Louisville Gas and Electric.  In 1999, he was named director of public affairs for Kentucky Utilities/Louisville Gas and Electric.

List holds a Bachelor of Public Administration degree from the University of Mississippi. List, his wife, Gloria, and a daughter and their son live in Lexington, while a second daughter is a student at the University of Louisville. 

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