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- Jim_Leach abstract "James Albert Smith "Jim" Leach (born October 15, 1942) is a congressman and academic. He served as chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities from 2009 to 2013 and was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa (1977-2007).Leach was the John L. Weinberg Visiting Professor of Public and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Princeton University. He also served as the interim director of the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University from September 17, 2007, to September 1, 2008, when Bill Purcell was appointed permanent director.Previously, Leach served 30 years (1977–2007) as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Iowa's 2nd congressional district (numbered as the 1st District from 1977 to 2003). In Congress, Leach chaired the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services (1995–2001) and was a senior member of the House Committee on International Relations, serving as Chair of the Committee’s Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs (2001–2006). He also founded and served as co-chair of the Congressional Humanities Caucus. He lost his 2006 re-election bid to Democrat Dave Loebsack. Leach sponsored the 1999 Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, a notable piece of banking legislation of the 20th century.".
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- Jim_Leach almaMater London_School_of_Economics.
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- Jim_Leach birthDate "1942-10-15".
- Jim_Leach birthPlace Davenport,_Iowa.
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- Jim_Leach religion Episcopal_Church_(United_States).
- Jim_Leach successor David_Loebsack.
- Jim_Leach successor Jim_Nussle.
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- Jim_Leach predecessor Edward_Mezvinsky.
- Jim_Leach predecessor Jim_Nussle.
- Jim_Leach predecessor "Carole Watson".
- Jim_Leach religion Episcopal_Church_(United_States).
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- Jim_Leach spouse "Deba Leach".
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- Jim_Leach successor David_Loebsack.
- Jim_Leach successor Jim_Nussle.
- Jim_Leach successor "Carole Watson".
- Jim_Leach termEnd "2003-01-03".
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- Jim_Leach termEnd "2013-04-23".
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- Jim_Leach title "Chairperson of the House Banking and Financial Services Committee".
- Jim_Leach title "Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities".
- Jim_Leach title "Member of the House of Representatives".
- Jim_Leach title "from Iowa's 1st congressional district".
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- Jim_Leach subject Category:Princeton_University_alumni.
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