Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan


54th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office October 29, 2015
President	Barack Obama Donald Trump
Preceded by	John Boehner
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 1999
Preceded by	Mark Neumann
Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee
In office January 3, 2015 – October 29, 2015
Preceded by	Dave Camp
Succeeded by	Sam Johnson (Acting)
Chairman of the House Budget Committee
In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015
Preceded by	John Spratt
Succeeded by	Tom Price
Personal details
Born	Paul Davis Ryan, Jr. (1970-01-29) January 29, 1970 (age 46) Janesville, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Janna Little (m. 2000)
Children	3
Education	Miami University (BA)
Signature
Website	Speaker website House website

Paul Davis Ryan, Jr. (/ˈraɪən/; born January 29, 1970) is an American politician who is the 54th and current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives; he has represented Wisconsin's 1st congressional district since 1999.

Ryan is a member of the Republican Party who has served as the U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district since 1999. Ryan previously served as Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, from January 3 to October 29, 2015, and, before that, as Chairman of the House Budget Committee from 2011 to 2015. He was the Republican Party nominee for Vice President of the United States, running alongside former Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts in the 2012 election. Ryan, together with Democratic Senator Patty Murray, negotiated the landmark Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013.

On October 29, 2015, Ryan was elected to replace John Boehner as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives following Boehner's retirement, and named lobbyist John David Hoppe as his Chief of Staff. Ryan is the first person from Wisconsin to hold this position.