Buck McKeon

Buck McKeon
Official portrait, 2011
Chair of the House Armed Services Committee
In office
January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015
Preceded byIke Skelton
Succeeded byMac Thornberry
Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee
In office
June 9, 2009 – January 3, 2011
Preceded byJohn McHugh
Succeeded byAdam Smith
Ranking Member of the House Education Committee
In office
January 3, 2007 – June 9, 2009
Preceded byGeorge Miller
Succeeded byJohn Kline
Chair of the House Education Committee
In office
February 2, 2006 – January 3, 2007
Preceded byJohn Boehner
Succeeded byGeorge Miller
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 25th district
In office
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2015
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded bySteve Knight
Personal details
BornHoward Philip McKeon
(1938-09-09) September 9, 1938
PartyRepublican
SpousePatricia Kunz
Children6
EducationBrigham Young University (BS)

Howard Philip "Buck" McKeon (born September 9, 1938) is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from California's 25th congressional district from 1993 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a former chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and the House Education Committee.