Tony Knowles | |
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7th Governor of Alaska | |
In office December 5, 1994 – December 2, 2002 | |
Lieutenant | Fran Ulmer |
Preceded by | Wally Hickel |
Succeeded by | Frank Murkowski |
2nd Mayor of Anchorage | |
In office January 1, 1982 – December 31, 1987 | |
Preceded by | George M. Sullivan |
Succeeded by | Tom Fink |
Member of the Anchorage Assembly from Seat A | |
In office September 9, 1975 – October 2, 1979 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Jane Angvik |
Personal details | |
Born | Anthony Carroll Knowles January 1, 1943 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Susan Morris (m. 1968) |
Children | 3 |
Education | Yale University (BA) |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1962–1966 |
Unit | 82nd Airborne Division |
Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Anthony Carroll Knowles (born January 1, 1943) is an American politician and businessman who served as the seventh governor of Alaska from 1994 to 2002. Barred from seeking a third consecutive term as governor in 2002, he ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 2004 and again for governor in 2006. In September 2008, Knowles became president of the National Energy Policy Institute, a non-profit energy policy organization funded by billionaire George Kaiser's family foundation, and located at the University of Tulsa.
Knowles was discussed as a potential Secretary of the Interior or Secretary of Energy in an Obama cabinet, but in December 2008, Knowles was passed over in favor of Steven Chu as Energy secretary. He was also passed over in favor of Ken Salazar as Interior secretary. On April 28, 2010, Knowles was appointed to the National Park System Advisory Board by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. As of 2024, he is the most recent Governor of Alaska from the Democratic Party.