Beatrice Roach Gottlieb | |
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| 11th New Mexico Secretary of State | |
| In office1951–1954 | |
| Governor | Edwin L. Mechem |
| Preceded by | Alicia Valdez Romero |
| Succeeded by | Natalie Smith Buck |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 15, 1919 Mountainair, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Died | October 8, 2011(2011年10月8日) (aged 92) |
| Party | Democratic |
Beatrice Roach Gottlieb (April 15, 1919 – October 8, 2011) was an American politician who served as the Secretary of State of New Mexico from 1951 to 1954.
She was raised in Mountainair, New Mexico.[1] In 1950, she declared her candidacy for the office of secretary of state. Then known as Beatrice Bassett Roach,[2] she first took office at the age of 32, and was the youngest person in the United States to serve as a secretary of state at the time.[3] Gottlieb's second term ended in 1954, and she was succeeded by Natalie Smith Buck. Gottlieb ran for a third term in 1957, but lost to Betty Fiorina.[2]