Philip Perry

Philip Perry
General Counsel of the United States Department of Homeland Security
In office
June 8, 2005 – February 6, 2007
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byJoe D. Whitley[1]
Succeeded byIvan K. Fong[2]
Personal details
Born
Philip Jonathan Perry

(1964-10-16) October 16, 1964 (age 60)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
(m. 1993)
Children5
EducationColorado College (BA)
Cornell University (JD)

Philip Jonathan Perry (born October 16, 1964) is an American attorney and was a political appointee during the George W. Bush administration, where 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., and has served as lead counsel on many matters of national importance. He has handled matters before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals, and U.S. District Courts across the country. He is known both for his work litigating biotechnology issues and his work on constitutional and federal regulatory matters. He is the husband of former Representative Liz Cheney and the son-in-law of former Vice President Dick Cheney.

  1. ^ "PN355 - Nomination of Philip J. Perry for Department of Homeland Security, 109th Congress (2005-2006)". 8 June 2005.
  2. ^ "PN173 - Nomination of Ivan K. Fong for Department of Homeland Security, 111th Congress (2009-2010)". 6 May 2009.