Christopher Cox

Christopher Cox
28th Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission
In office August 3, 2005 – January 20, 2009
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	William H. Donaldson
Succeeded by	Mary Schapiro
Chair of the House Homeland Security Committee
In office January 3, 2003 – August 2, 2005
Preceded by	Dick Armey
Succeeded by	Peter T. King
Chair of the House Republican Policy Committee
In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2005
Leader	Newt Gingrich Dennis Hastert
Preceded by	Henry Hyde
Succeeded by	John Shadegg
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
In office January 3, 1989 – August 2, 2005
Preceded by	Robert Badham
Succeeded by	John B. T. Campbell III
Constituency	40th district (1989–1993) 47th district (1993–2003) 48th district (2003–2005)
Personal details
Born	Charles Christopher Cox (1952-10-16) October 16, 1952 (age 72) Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Rebecca Gernhardt
Education	University of Southern California (BA) Harvard University (JD, MBA)

Charles Christopher Cox (born October 16, 1952) is an American attorney and politician who served as chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a 17-year Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, and member of the White House staff in the Reagan Administration. Prior to his Washington service he was a practicing attorney, teacher, and entrepreneur.^[1] Following his retirement from government in 2009, he returned to law practice and currently serves as a director, trustee, and advisor to several for-profit and nonprofit organizations.