Robert C. Bonner

Robert Cleve Bonner
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United States Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection
In office March 1, 2003 – November 30, 2005
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Ralph Basham
Commissioner of the United States Customs Service
In office September 10, 2001 – March 1, 2003
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Raymond W. Kelly
Succeeded by	Office abolished
5th Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration
In office August 13, 1990 – October 31, 1993
President	George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Terrence M. Burke (Acting)
Succeeded by	Stephen H. Greene (Acting)
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
In office May 24, 1989 – August 12, 1990
Appointed by	George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Pamela Ann Rymer
Succeeded by	Audrey B. Collins
United States Attorney for the Central District of California
In office February 15, 1984 – June 16, 1989
President	Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush
Preceded by	Stephen S. Trott
Succeeded by	Gary A. Feess
Personal details
Born	Robert Cleve Bonner (1942-01-29) January 29, 1942 Wichita, Kansas
Political party	Republican
Education	University of Maryland, College Park (BA) Georgetown University (JD)
Website	Biography at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP website
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1967–1971
Rank	File:US-O3 insignia.svg Lieutenant
Unit	United States Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps

Robert Cleve Bonner (born January 29, 1942) is an American lawyer and Republican politician. He was the Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California from 1989 to 1990. From 1990 to 1993, Bonner was the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Other websites

• Robert C. Bonner at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Customs Chief to Resign; Oversaw Shift After 9/11, Los Angeles Times, September 28, 2005
• Customs Chief Survives Difficult Start, Los Angeles Times, January 28, 2002
• DEA Director Vows to Keep Investigating in Camarena Case, Los Angeles Times, August 29, 1990
• The New Cocaine Cowboys, "Foreign Affairs", July 1, 2010
• Get Shorty, "Foreign Affairs", July 22, 2015
• Got Shorty, "Foreign Affairs", January 27, 2018
• Appearances on C-SPAN