David Boren

David Boren
13th President of the University of Oklahoma
In office December 1, 1994 – June 30, 2018
Preceded by	Richard L. Van Horn
Succeeded by	James L. Gallogly
Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board
In office October 28, 2009 – February 27, 2013 Serving with Chuck Hagel
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Steve Friedman
Succeeded by	Shirley Ann Jackson Jami Miscik
United States Senator from Oklahoma
In office January 3, 1979 – November 15, 1994
Preceded by	Dewey F. Bartlett
Succeeded by	Jim Inhofe
21st Governor of Oklahoma
In office January 13, 1975 – January 3, 1979
Lieutenant	George Nigh
Preceded by	David Hall
Succeeded by	George Nigh
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 28th district
In office January 1967 – November 1974
Preceded by	Raymond Reed
Succeeded by	Jeff Johnston
Personal details
Born	(1941-04-21) April 21, 1941 (age 83) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Janna Lou Little ​ ​ (m. 1968; div. 1976)​ Molly Shi ​ (m. 1977)​
Children	2, including Dan
Relatives	Lyle Boren (father)
Education	Yale University (BA) Balliol College, Oxford (MPhil) University of Oklahoma (JD)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1963–1974
Rank	Captain
Unit	Oklahoma Army National Guard
David Boren's voice Boren introduces Robert Gates at his confirmation hearing to be United States secretary of defense Recorded December 5, 2006

David Lyle Boren (born April 21, 1941) is a retired American lawyer and politician from Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as 21st governor of Oklahoma from 1975 to 1979 and three terms in the United States Senate from 1979 to 1994. A conservative Democrat, to date, he is the last in his party to have served as U.S. Senator from Oklahoma. He was the 13th and second-longest serving president of the University of Oklahoma from 1994 to 2018. He was the longest serving chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. On September 20, 2017, Boren officially announced his retirement as president of the University of Oklahoma, effective June 30, 2018.^[1]