Alan K. Simpson
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| Chairman of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform | |
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In office February 18, 2010 – December 1, 2010 Serving with Erskine Bowles |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Senate Minority Whip | |
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In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995 |
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| Leader | Bob Dole |
| Preceded by | Alan Cranston |
| Succeeded by | Wendell H. Ford |
| Senate Majority Whip | |
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In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987 |
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| Leader | Bob Dole |
| Preceded by | Ted Stevens |
| Succeeded by | Alan Cranston |
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United States Senator from Wyoming |
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In office January 1, 1979 – January 3, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Clifford Hansen |
| Succeeded by | Mike Enzi |
| Member of the Wyoming House of Representatives | |
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In office 1964–1977 |
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| Personal details | |
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Alan Kooi Simpson September 2, 1931 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Schroll |
| Relations | Peter K. Simpson |
| Children | William Colin Susan |
| Alma mater | University of Wyoming |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1954–1956 |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |
| Unit | 5th Infantry & 2nd Armored Division |
Alan Kooi Simpson (born September 2, 1931) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party, who served from 1979 to 1997 as a United States Senator from Wyoming. His father, Milward L. Simpson, was also a member of the U.S. Senate from Wyoming (1962–1967), and served as a Wyoming governor (1955–1959).
In 2010, Simpson was appointed by President Obama to co-chair the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform with Democrat co-chair Erskine Bowles of North Carolina.
Simpson was born in Denver, Colorado, the son of the former Lorna Kooi, and Milward Lee Simpson. His middle name, "Kooi", comes from his mother and maternal grandfather, whose parents were Dutch immigrants. In his youth, Simpson was a Boy Scout, and once visited Japanese American Boy Scouts who, along with their families, had been interned near Ralston, Wyoming, during World War II. There, he developed a friendship with Norm Mineta, who later became a Democratic U.S. representative from California, and the United States Secretary of Transportation in the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush. Mineta and Simpson served together in Congress, and on the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, and remain close friends.
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