Background
Thompson, Lawrence Leonard was born on January 11, 1937 in St. Paul. Son of Theodore Spencer and Louise Catherine (Leonard) Thompson.
Thompson, Lawrence Leonard was born on January 11, 1937 in St. Paul. Son of Theodore Spencer and Louise Catherine (Leonard) Thompson.
Bachelor, Harvard College, 1958; Master of Public Administration, Princeton University, 1963.
Microwave tube engineer, Raytheon Company, Burlington, Massachusetts, 1958-1961; budget examiner, United States Office Management and Budget, Washington, 1963-1967; senior research associate, Republican National Committee, Washington, 1967-1969; special assistant to under secretary, unites states department Housing and Urban Development, Washington, 1969-1970; area director, unites states department Housing and Urban Development, Hartford, Connecticut, 1970-1978; associate professor public administration, U. Hartford, West Hartford, 1979-1982; executive director, Hartford (Connecticut) Redevelopment Agency, 1982-1989; executive assistant to assistant secretary, unites states department Housing and Urban Devl., Washington, 1989-1991; general deputy assistant secretary for policy development and research, unites states department Housing and Urban Devl., Washington, since 1991.
Member American Society for Public Administration, Harvard Club Washington, Capitol Hill Choral Society.
Married Gretchen Converse Laun, June 25, 1960 (divorced June 1980). Children: Heidi Louise, Erik Converse, Mark Laun, Holly Anne. Married Anna Sophia Zaremba, October 23, 1982.