Lee Hamilton

Lee Hamilton
Official portrait, 9/11 commission
Vice Chair of the 9/11 Commission
In office December 11, 2002 – August 21, 2004
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	George J. Mitchell
Succeeded by	Commission dissolved
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 9th district
In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1999
Preceded by	Earl Wilson
Succeeded by	Baron Hill
Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by	Dante Fascell
Succeeded by	Benjamin Gilman
Chair of the House Intelligence Committee
In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987
Preceded by	Edward Boland
Succeeded by	Louis Stokes
Personal details
Born	(1931-04-20) April 20, 1931 (age 93) Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Nancy Nelson ​ ​ (m. 1954; died 2012)​
Education	DePauw University (BA) Indiana University (JD)
Awards	Presidential Medal of Freedom
Lee Hamilton's voice Hamilton, as chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, outlines H.R.3221, the Iraq Claims Act of 1994 Recorded April 28, 1994

Lee Herbert Hamilton (born April 20, 1931) is an American politician and lawyer from Indiana. He is a former member of the United States House of Representatives and a former member of the U.S. Homeland Security Advisory Council. A member of the Democratic Party, Hamilton represented the 9th congressional district of Indiana from 1965 to 1999. Following his departure from Congress, he has served on a number of governmental advisory boards, most notably as the vice chairman of the 9/11 Commission.