Philip Perry
| Philip Perry | |
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| General Counsel Department of Homeland Security |
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In office 2005 – February 6, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Joe D. Whitley |
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| Born |
Philip J. Perry October 16, 1964 San Diego, California, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Cheney (m. 1993) |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence | Wilson, Wyoming |
| Alma mater |
Cornell Law School (J.D.) Colorado College (B.A.) |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Website | Biography at Latham & Watkins, LLP, website |
Philip J. Perry (born October 16, 1964) is an American attorney and was a political appointee in the administration of George W. Bush. He was acting associate attorney general at the Department of Justice, general counsel of the Office of Management and Budget, and general counsel of the Department of Homeland Security. He is a partner at Latham & Watkins in Washington, D.C. He is the son-in-law of former Vice President Dick Cheney.
Perry was born in San Diego County, California. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Colorado College in 1986. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from Cornell Law School in 1990.
In 1997–98, Perry was counsel to the United States Senate hearings on campaign finance abuses in the 1996 presidential campaigns.
In 2000, he was a policy advisor for the Bush-Cheney presidential transition team and an advisor on the Vice Presidential Debate preparation team. Of Perry, Cheney said, "He was tough...much tougher than I would have been on my father-in-law."
Perry joined the Department of Justice and served in a number of roles before being named acting associate attorney general (the Department’s third-ranking official), overseeing DOJ's five civil litigating units: Civil, Tax, Environment and Natural Resources, Antitrust, and Civil Rights.
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