John Linder

John Linder
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia
In office
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2011
Preceded byNew Constituency (Redistricting)
Succeeded byRob Woodall
Constituency4th District (1993-1997)
11th District (1997-2003)
7th District (2003-2011)
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 44th district
In office
January 10, 1983 – January 14, 1991
Preceded byBruce Widener
Succeeded byBart Ladd
In office
January 13, 1975 – January 12, 1981
Preceded byHarry Geisinger
Succeeded byBruce Widener
Personal details
Born (1942-09-09) September 9, 1942 (age 82)
Deer River, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLynne Linder
Children2
ResidenceDuluth, Georgia
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota Duluth (BS, DDS)
OccupationDentist
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Air Force
Years of service1967–1969

John Elmer Linder (born September 9, 1942) is an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2011. His district was numbered the 4th from 1993 to 1997, the 11th from 1997 to 2003, and the 7th from 2003 until 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Linder announced that he would retire from Congress at the end of the 111th Congress.[1] In March 2019, he was announced as President Donald Trump's nominee to be the next United States Representative to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations;[2] Linder was not confirmed and his nomination expired at the end of the Trump administration.

  1. ^ "John Linder to retire – Jonathan Martin". Politico.Com. 27 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
  2. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved 2019-03-09 – via National Archives.