Richard Perle
- Born
- 16 September 1941 (84 years)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Gender
- Male
Richard Norman Perle is a former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs who served under President Ronald Reagan. He began his political career as a senior staff member to Senator Henry "Scoop" Jackson on the Senate Armed Services Committee in the 1970s.
