Max Baucus
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| United States Ambassador to China | |
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In office March 20, 2014 – January 20, 2017 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Gary Locke |
| Succeeded by | David Rank (Acting) |
| Chair of the Senate Finance Committee | |
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In office January 4, 2007 – February 6, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Chuck Grassley |
| Succeeded by | Ron Wyden |
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In office June 6, 2001 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Chuck Grassley |
| Succeeded by | Chuck Grassley |
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In office January 3, 2001 – January 20, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | William Roth |
| Succeeded by | Chuck Grassley |
| Chair of the Senate Environment Committee | |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
| Succeeded by | John Chafee |
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United States Senator from Montana |
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In office December 15, 1978 – February 6, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Hatfield |
| Succeeded by | John Walsh |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Montana's 1st district |
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In office January 3, 1975 – December 14, 1978 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Shoup |
| Succeeded by | Pat Williams |
| Personal details | |
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Maxwell Sieben Enke December 11, 1941 Helena, Montana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Geracimos (1975–1982) Wanda Minge (1984–2009) Melodee Hanes (2011–present) |
| Children | 1 son (with Geracimos) |
| Education | Stanford University (BA, JD) |
Maxwell Sieben "Max" Baucus (born December 11, 1941) is an American politician and diplomat who was a United States Senator from Montana from 1978 to 2014. Having served there for nearly 36 years, Baucus is the longest-serving Senator in Montana history. A member of the Democratic Party, Baucus was the United States Ambassador to China from 2014 to 2017.
As the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Baucus played an influential role in the debate over health care reform in the United States. He was also chairman of the Joint Committee on Taxation, a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and was chairman of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Before his election to the Senate, Baucus was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1978, representing Montana's 1st congressional district. He previously served in the Montana House of Representatives from 1973 to 1974.
On August 9, 2011, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid appointed Baucus to the United States Congress Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. On April 23, 2013, Baucus announced he would retire from the U.S. Senate at the end of his term in 2015.
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