John Linder

John Linder
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia
In office
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2011
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byRob Woodall
Constituency4th district (1993–1997)
11th district (1997–2003)
7th district (2003–2011)
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 44th district
In office
January 10, 1983 – January 14, 1991
Preceded byBruce Widener
Succeeded byBart Ladd
In office
January 13, 1975 – January 12, 1981
Preceded byHarry Geisinger
Succeeded byBruce Widener
Personal details
BornJohn Elmer Linder
(1942-09-09) September 9, 1942
PartyRepublican
SpouseLynne Linder
Children2
EducationUniversity of Minnesota Duluth (BS, DDS)
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Air Force
Years of service1967–1969
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John Elmer Linder (born September 9, 1942) is an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2011. His district was numbered the 4th from 1993 to 1997, the 11th from 1997 to 2003, and the 7th from 2003 until 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Linder announced that he would retire from Congress at the end of the 111th Congress. In March 2019, he was announced as President Donald Trump's nominee to be the next United States Representative to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations; Linder was not confirmed and his nomination expired at the end of the Trump administration.