Deputy Secretary - Charles Geveden

 Charles Geveden was appointed Deputy Secretary for the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet by Governor Steve Beshear in December 2007.  Prior to his appointment, Geveden served as the Executive Director of the Office of Criminal Appeals at the Attorney General’s Office.

Geveden served 17 years in the Kentucky General Assembly representing House District 1, covering Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman and McCracken Counties.  During his service as Representative, he chaired the State Government Committee and was a member of the House Judiciary Committee and the Economic Development Committee.  Geveden, who practiced law for 36 years in Wickliffe, served as Commonwealth’s Attorney for the First Judicial District prior to his years in the Legislature.

Geveden received a Bachelor of Arts from Vanderbilt University in 1962 and then his Juris Doctor from the University of Louisville School of Law in 1968.  He is married to Patricia and has four children.