Senator Lamar Alexander

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gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Vanderbilt_University
New York University School of Law
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom_(2022)
gptkbp:birthDate 1940-07-03
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Maryville,_Tennessee,_USA
gptkbp:children 4
gptkbp:educationSecretaryTermEnd 1993-01-20
gptkbp:educationSecretaryTermStart 1991-03-22
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Andrew_Lamar_Alexander_Jr.
gptkbp:governorTermStart 1979-01-16
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Senator Lamar Alexander
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gptkb:Phi_Beta_Kappa
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notable_campaign 1996
2000
gptkbp:notableWork advocacy for education reform
support for the Every Student Succeeds Act
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:academic_administrator
gptkb:lawyer
politician
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:United_States_Senator
gptkb:state_order
United States Senator from Tennessee
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Fred_Thompson
gptkbp:precededByAsEducationSecretary gptkb:Lauro_Cavazos
gptkbp:precededByAsGovernor gptkb:Ray_Blanton
gptkbp:presidentDuringEducationSecretary gptkb:George_H._W._Bush
gptkbp:ranForOffice gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Presbyterianism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Maryville,_Tennessee,_USA
gptkbp:signature Lamar Alexander signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Honey_Alexander
gptkbp:succeededByAsEducationSecretary gptkb:Richard_Riley
gptkbp:succeededByAsGovernor gptkb:Ned_McWherter
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Bill_Hagerty
gptkbp:termEnd 2021-01-03
1987-01-17
gptkbp:termStart 2003-01-03
gptkbp:website https://www.alexander.senate.gov/
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