Fran Ulmer | |
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| Chair of the United States Arctic Research Commission | |
| In office March 10, 2011 – July 28, 2020 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Mead Treadwell |
| Succeeded by | Jon Harrison |
| 7th Lieutenant Governor of Alaska | |
| In office December 5, 1994 – December 2, 2002 | |
| Governor | Tony Knowles |
| Preceded by | Jack Coghill |
| Succeeded by | Loren Leman |
| Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 4-B & 3 district | |
| In office January 19, 1987 – December 5, 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Duncan |
| Succeeded by | Kim Elton |
| Mayor of Juneau | |
| In office 1983–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Overstreet |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Polley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1, 1947 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Bill Council
(m. 1977; died 2013) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Wisconsin, Madison (BA, JD) |
Frances Ann "Fran" Ulmer (born February 1, 1947) is an American administrator and Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Alaska. She served as the seventh lieutenant governor of Alaska from 1994 to 2002 under Governor Tony Knowles, becoming the first woman elected to statewide office in Alaska, and lost the 2002 gubernatorial election against Republican Frank Murkowski. In 2007 she became the Chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA), before serving as Chair of the United States Arctic Research Commission between 2011 and 2020, appointed by President Barack Obama.