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Carol Aichele is the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. She was nominated by Governor Tom Corbett on January 18, 2011, and confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate on April 26, 2011. 

Duties
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (or "Secretary of State") administers the Pennsylvania Department of State of the U.S. state (officially, "Commonwealth") of Pennsylvania. The Department protects the public's health, safety and welfare by licensing more than one million business, health and real estate professionals; maintaining registration and financial information for thousands of charities soliciting contributions from Pennsylvanians; overseeing Pennsylvania's electoral process; maintaining corporate filings; and sanctioning professional boxing, kick-boxing and wrestling in the Commonwealth.

By statute, the Secretary is a member of the following Boards and Commissions:


 * Chairman of the Pennsylvania Election Reform Task Force
 * Chairman of the Navigation Commission for the Delaware River and its Navigable Tributaries
 * The Board of Finance and Revenue
 * The Board of Property
 * The Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement Board
 * The State Athletic Commission
 * The Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial and Ethnic Fairness
 * The Lobbying Disclosure Regulations Committee

The Secretary is the keeper of the Great Seal of the Commonwealth and has the duty of authenticating government documents through the seal's use. The Secretary is also the Commonwealth's Chief Election Official.

Biography
Carol Aichele was first elected to the Chester County Board of Commissioners in November, 2003, and was re-elected in November, 2007.

Before her election, she was the Chester County Controller, a post involving supervising the fiscal affairs of the County.

Her husband, Stephen S. Aichele, was Chairman of Saul Ewing LLC, prior to being appointed to the post of General Counsel to the Commonwealth.