Alan K. Simpson
Chairman of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
In office February 18, 2010 – December 1, 2010 Serving with Erskine Bowles
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Senate Minority Whip
In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995
Leader	Bob Dole
Preceded by	Alan Cranston
Succeeded by	Wendell H. Ford
Senate Majority Whip
In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987
Leader	Bob Dole
Preceded by	Ted Stevens
Succeeded by	Alan Cranston
United States Senator from Wyoming
In office January 1, 1979 – January 3, 1997
Preceded by	Clifford Hansen
Succeeded by	Mike Enzi
Member of the Wyoming House of Representatives
In office 1964-1977
Personal details
Born	Alan Kooi Simpson (1931-09-02) September 2, 1931 (age 93) Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Ann Schroll
Relations	Milward L. Simpson Peter K. Simpson
Children	William Colin Susan
Alma mater	Cody High School University of Wyoming
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1954-1956
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Unit	5th Infantry & 2nd Armored Division

Alan Kooi Simpson (born September 2, 1931) is an American politician. He is a member of the Republican Party. He served from 1979 to 1997 as a United States Senator from Wyoming. His dad, Milward L. Simpson, was also a senator (1962–1967), and served as a Wyoming governor (1955–1959).

In 2010, Simpson was appointed by President Obama to co-chair the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform with Democrat co-chair Erskine Bowles of North Carolina.^[1]

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