David Boren
David Boren | |
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| 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 | |
| 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 | David Lyle Boren April 21, 1941 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | February 20, 2025 (aged 83) near Newcastle, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Resting place | Maple Grove Cemetery, Seminole, Oklahoma |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2, including Dan |
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| Relatives | Boren family |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Balliol College, Oxford (MPhil) University of Oklahoma (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Service years | 1963–1974 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Oklahoma Army National Guard |
David Lyle Boren (April 21, 1941 – February 20, 2025) was an American lawyer and politician from Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 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.