Christopher Cox

A Representative from California. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. , October 16, 1952. Attended St. Gregory's School, St. Paul, Minn. , 1957-1966. Attended St. Thomas Academy, St. Paul, Minn. , 1966-1970. B. A. , University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif. ,1973. M. B. A. , Harvard Business School, Cambridge, Mass. , 1977. J. D. , Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Mass. , 1977. Law clerk to Judge Herbert Y. C. Choy, U. S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1977-1978. Lawyer, private practice. Lecturer on business administration, Harvard Business School, 1982-1983. Co-founder, Context Corp. , St. Paul, 1984-1986. Senior associate counsel to President Ronald Reagan, 1986-1988. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred First and to the eight succeeding Congresses and served until his resignation on August 2, 2005 (January 3, 1989-August 2, 2005). Chair, Select Committee on U. S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's Republic of China (One Hundred Fifth and One Hundred Sixth Congresses). Chair, Select Committee on Homeland Security (One Hundred Eighth Congress). Chair, Committee on Homeland Security (One Hundred Ninth Congress). Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission, 2005 to 2009.