Tony Knowles (politician)

Tony Knowles
7th Governor of Alaska
In office December 5, 1994 – December 2, 2002
Lieutenant	Fran Ulmer
Preceded by	Wally Hickel
Succeeded by	Frank Murkowski
2nd Mayor of Anchorage
In office January 1, 1982 – December 31, 1987
Preceded by	George M. Sullivan
Succeeded by	Tom Fink
Member of the Anchorage Assembly from Seat A
In office September 9, 1975 – October 2, 1979
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Jane Angvik
Personal details
Born	Anthony Carroll Knowles (1943-01-01) January 1, 1943 (age 81) Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Susan Morris ​ (m. 1968)​
Children	3
Education	Yale University (BA)
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Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1962–1966
Unit	82nd Airborne Division
Battles/wars	Vietnam War

Anthony Carroll Knowles (born January 1, 1943) is an American politician and businessman who served as the seventh governor of Alaska from 1994 to 2002. Barred from seeking a third consecutive term as governor in 2002, he ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 2004 and again for governor in 2006. In September 2008, Knowles became president of the National Energy Policy Institute, a non-profit energy policy organization funded by billionaire George Kaiser's family foundation, and located at the University of Tulsa. As of 2024, Knowles is the most recent Governor of Alaska from the Democratic Party.

Knowles was discussed as a potential Secretary of the Interior or Secretary of Energy in an Obama cabinet, but in December 2008, Knowles was passed over in favor of Steven Chu as Energy secretary. He was also passed over in favor of Ken Salazar as Interior secretary. On April 28, 2010, Knowles was appointed to the National Park System Advisory Board by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar.