Patrick Shea (Utah lawyer)

Patrick Shea
Director of the Bureau of Land Management
In office
1997–1998
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byMike Dombeck
Succeeded byTom Fry
Chair of the Utah Democratic Party
In office
c. 1983–1992
Personal details
Born
Patrick A. Shea

(1948-02-28) February 28, 1948
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseDebbie Kern (1980–present)
Children2
EducationStanford University (BA)
University of Oxford (MA)
Harvard University (JD)

Patrick A. Shea (born February 28, 1948) is an American lawyer, author, politician, government official, and legal scholar known for his work on freedom of the press cases. He also served as director of the Bureau of Land Management in 1997 and 1998.