Alan K. Simpson
Alan K. Simpson Chairperson 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 United States Minority Whip of the Senate In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995 Leader Bob Dole Preceded by Alan Cranston Succeeded by Wendell Ford United States Majority Whip of the Senate 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 Personal details Born Alan Kooi Simpson (1931-09-02) September 2, 1931 (age 83) 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 Alan Kooi Simpson (born September 2, 1931) is an American politician who served from 1979 to 1997 as a United States Senator from Wyoming as a member of the Republican Party. His father, Milward L. Simpson, was also a member of the U.S. Senate from Wyoming (1962–1967) and a former Wyoming governor (1955–1959) as well. Simpson was appointed in 2010 to co-chair President Barack Obama's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform with Democratic co-chair Erskine Bowles of North Carolina.