Terrie Suit

Terrie L. Suit (born October 3, 1964 in Orléans, France) is an American politician and businesswoman. A Republican, she was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2000 to 2008. In April 2011, she became the state's first Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security, a position she held until September 2013.

Life and education Suit attended Tidewater Community College where she received her associate degree. She later attended Old Dominion University where she earned a B.S. degree in political science.

While Suit's initial plan was to join the government affairs team at the law firm Williams Mullen, she left the firm after one year to join the Cabinet of newly elected Governor Robert F. McDonnell, where she served initially as his Assistant for Commonwealth Preparedness, Senior Advisor on Military Relations, and Liaison to the Department of Homeland Security, and later as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security.