John Linder

John Linder
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by	New Constituency (Redistricting)
Succeeded by	Rob Woodall
Constituency	4th 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 by	Bruce Widener
Succeeded by	Bart Ladd
In office January 13, 1975 – January 12, 1981
Preceded by	Harry Geisinger
Succeeded by	Bruce Widener
Personal details
Born	(1942-09-09) September 9, 1942 (age 81) Deer River, Minnesota, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Lynne Linder
Children	2
Residence	Duluth, Georgia
Alma mater	University of Minnesota Duluth (BS, DDS)
Occupation	Dentist
Military service
Branch/service	United States Air Force
Years of service	1967–1969
John Linder's voice Linder speaks on resolved border disputes between Georgia and South Carolina Recorded September 21, 1999

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.^[1] 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;^[2] Linder was not confirmed and his nomination expired at the end of the Trump administration.