Buck McKeon

Buck McKeon
Chair of the House Armed Services Committee
In office
January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015
SpeakerJohn Boehner
Preceded byIke Skelton
Succeeded byMac Thornberry
Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee
In office
June 9, 2009 – January 3, 2011
LeaderJohn Boehner
Preceded byJohn McHugh
Succeeded byAdam Smith
Ranking Member of the House Education and Labor Committee
In office
January 3, 2007 – June 9, 2009
LeaderJohn Boehner
Preceded byGeorge Miller
Succeeded byJohn Kline
Chair of the House Education and Workforce Committee
In office
February 2, 2006 – January 3, 2007
SpeakerDennis Hastert
Preceded byJohn Boehner
Succeeded byGeorge Miller
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 25th district
In office
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2015
Preceded byNew Constituency (Redistricting)
Succeeded bySteve Knight
Personal details
Born
Howard Philip McKeon

(1938-09-09) September 9, 1938 (age 86)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpousePatricia Kunz
Children6
EducationBrigham Young University (BS)

Howard Philip "Buck" McKeon (born September 9, 1938) is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from California's 25th congressional district from 1993 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a former chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and the House Education Committee.