Bob Holden

Bob Holden
Official portrait, 2001
53rd Governor of Missouri
In office January 8, 2001 – January 10, 2005
Lieutenant	Joe Maxwell
Preceded by	Roger B. Wilson
Succeeded by	Matt Blunt
42nd State Treasurer of Missouri
In office January 11, 1993 – January 8, 2001
Governor	Mel Carnahan Roger B. Wilson
Preceded by	Wendell Bailey
Succeeded by	Nancy Farmer
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 136th district
In office January 1983 – January 1989
Preceded by	Robert Ellis Young[1]
Succeeded by	B.J. Marsh[2]
Personal details
Born	Robert Lee Holden Jr. (1949-08-24) August 24, 1949 (age 74) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Lori Hauser
Children	Robert Lee Holden III, John D Holden
Alma mater	Missouri State University
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Robert Lee Holden Jr. (born August 24, 1949) is an American politician who served as the 53rd governor of Missouri from 2001 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the Missouri state treasurer from 1993 to 2001 and represented the 136th district in the Missouri House of Representatives from 1983 to 1989. Since leaving public office, Holden has worked at Webster University, where he founded the Holden Public Policy Forum, and serves as the president and chairman of the United States Heartland China Association.