Governor Tony Knowles - Biography

Public Service
Anchorage Assembly (1975-1979)
Two-term Mayor of Anchorage (1982-1987)
Two-term Governor of Alaska (1994-Present)
Chairman, Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (1999-2001)
Member, Pew Oceans Commission (2000-Present)

Honors and Awards
Americans for Indian Opportunity, Eugene Crawford Memorial Peace Pipe Award (2002)
National Congress of American Indians, Recognition Award (2001)
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Silver Medal of Merit (2001)
National Guard Association of the United States Charles Dick Medal of Merit (2001)
National Association of School Psychologists, Special Friend of Children Award (2000)
Child Welfare League of America, Child Advocate of the Year (1998)

Business
Alaskan oilfield work (1968-1969) - North Slope, Cook Inlet
Restaurant partnership (1969-Present) - Downtown Deli

Personal
Born, Tulsa, Oklahoma, January 1, 1943
U.S. Army (1962-1965); 82nd Airborne (1963-1964), Vietnam (1964-1965)
Yale University, BA Economics (1968)
Married Susan Morris (1968); three children, Devon, Luke, Sara

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Administration Focus: Jobs, Family, Kids

Committed to building a healthy, growing private sector economy through partnership with industry. Emphasis on "doing it right" by concentrating on jobs for Alaskans, using Alaska businesses, and protecting the environment.

Create excellence in education where failure is not an option. Started the Alaska "Quality Schools Initiative" to make Alaska's schools better by combining mandatory standards, comprehensive testing, and remedial action when appropriate with increased financial support for our schools.

Help build healthy families through the "Smart Start" program for Alaska's children which ensures health care to all children, strengthens prevention programs like Headstart and day care assistance, and insists on zero tolerance for child abuse and neglect.