Frank Murkowski

Frank Hughes Murkowski (/mərˈkaʊski/; born March 28, 1933) is an American politician. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was a United States Senator from Alaska from 1981 until 2002. He was the eighth Governor of Alaska, from 2002 until 2006.^[1] His daughter is U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski.

Frank Murkowski
8th Governor of Alaska
In office December 2, 2002 – December 4, 2006
Lieutenant	Loren Leman
Preceded by	Tony Knowles
Succeeded by	Sarah Palin
United States Senator from Alaska
In office January 3, 1981 – December 2, 2002
Preceded by	Mike Gravel
Succeeded by	Lisa Murkowski
3rd Alaska Commissioner of Economic Development
In office December 5, 1966 – December 7, 1970
Governor	Wally Hickel Keith Miller
Preceded by	William Dickson
Succeeded by	Everett Buness
Personal details
Born	Frank Hughes Murkowski (1933-03-28) March 28, 1933 (age 92) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Nancy Gore ​ (m. 1954)​
Children	6, including Lisa
Education	Seattle University (BS)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Coast Guard
Years of service	1955–1957