His qualifications have nothing to do with his 'religion.'
He knows the numbers & can't be played by republicans.
Clinton administration
From February 1993 to 1994, Lew served as Special Assistant to the President under President Clinton.[14] Lew was responsible for policy development and the drafting of the national service initiative (AmeriCorps) and health care reform legislation.[15]
Lew left the White House in October 1994 to work as OMB's Executive Associate Director and Associate Director for Legislative Affairs.[16] From August 1995 until July 1998, Lew served as Deputy Director of OMB.[17] There, Lew was chief operating officer responsible for day-to-day management of a staff of 500. He had crosscutting responsibilities to coordinate Clinton administration efforts on budget and appropriations matters. He frequently served as a member of the Administration negotiating team, including regarding the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
President Clinton nominated Lew to be Director of the OMB[18], and the United States Senate confirmed him for that job on July 31, 1998.[19]
He served in that capacity until the end of the Clinton administration in January 2001. As OMB Director, Lew had the lead responsibility for the Clinton Administration’s policies on budget, management, and appropriations issues.
As a member of the Cabinet and senior member of the economic team, he advised the President on a broad range of domestic and international policies. He represented the Administration in budget negotiations with Congress and served as a member of the National Security Council.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Lew
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