Christopher Cox
| Christopher Cox | |
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| 28th Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission | |
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In office August 3, 2005 – January 20, 2009 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | William H. Donaldson |
| Succeeded by | Mary Schapiro |
| Chairman of the United States House Committee on Homeland Security | |
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In office January 3, 2003 – August 2, 2005 |
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| Speaker | Dennis Hastert |
| Preceded by | Committee established |
| Succeeded by | Peter T. King |
| Chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee | |
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In office January 3, 1995 – August 2, 2005 |
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| Speaker |
Newt Gingrich Dennis Hastert |
| Preceded by | Henry Hyde |
| Succeeded by | John Shadegg |
| Chairman of the House Select Committee on U.S. National Security | |
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In office June 18, 1998 – June 30, 1999 |
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| Deputy | Porter Goss |
| Speaker |
Newt Gingrich Dennis Hastert |
| Preceded by | Committee established |
| Succeeded by | Committee abolished |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California |
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In office January 3, 1989 – August 2, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Badham |
| Succeeded by | John Campbell |
| Constituency |
40th district (1989–93) 47th district (1993–2003) 48th district (2003–05) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Charles Christopher Cox October 16, 1952 Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Rebecca Gernhardt Cox |
| Alma mater |
University of Southern California Harvard University |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Charles Christopher Cox (born October 16, 1952) is an American lawyer and former Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a 17-year Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, and member of the White House staff in the Reagan Administration. Prior to his Washington service he was a practicing attorney, teacher, and entrepreneur.
Cox was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. After graduating from Saint Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights, Minnesota in 1970, Cox earned his B.A. at the University of Southern California in 1973, following an accelerated three-year course. He was also a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. In 1977, he earned both an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a J.D. from Harvard Law School, where he was an Editor of the Harvard Law Review.
From 1977–1978, he served as law clerk to Judge Herbert Choy of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
In October 1978, Cox was paralyzed from the waist down following a serious off-road Jeep accident in the rainforest on the Hawaiʻian island of Molokaʻi. He eventually regained the ability to walk but wore a harness of steel bars and leather straps for six months. He still has two metal screws in his back, and according to a 2005 Fortune magazine profile, “has been in pain every day for the past 27 years.” Since he can't sit for extended periods of time, he has a special desk that allows him to work while standing.
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