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Charles Christopher Cox (born October 16, 1952) is an American lawyer and former Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a 17-year Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, and member of the White House staff in the Reagan Administration. Prior to his Washington service he was a practicing attorney, teacher, and entrepreneur. ==Pre-congressional career== Cox was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. After graduating from Saint Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights, Minnesota in 1970, Cox earned his B.A. at the University of Southern California in 1973, following an accelerated three-year course.〔("USC College Alumnus Wins Asa V. Call Achievement Award", ''USC News'' ) April 2008〕 He was also a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. In 1977, he earned both an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a J.D. from Harvard Law School, where he was an Editor of the Harvard Law Review. In 1977–78, he served as law clerk to Judge Herbert Y.C. Choy of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In October 1978, Cox was paralyzed from the waist down following a serious off-road Jeep accident in the rainforest on the Hawaiian island of Molokai. He eventually regained the ability to walk, but wore a harness of steel bars and leather straps for six months. He still has two metal screws in his back, and according to a 2005 ''Fortune'' magazine profile, “has been in pain every day for the past 27 years.”〔(【引用サイトリンク】format=PDF )〕 Since he can't sit for extended periods of time, he has a special desk that allows him to work while standing.〔Frager, Stanley R., "The Champion Within You: How to Overcome Problems, Obstacles, and Adversity in Your Life," Champion Press 1998, at 41–42.〕 As a contestant on the NBC-TV game show ''Password Plus'', Cox won more than $5,000 over multiple appearances.〔 According to a re-broadcast of ''Password Plus'' on the cable network GSN, Cox appeared in 1980 and won $5,400 cash. From 1977 to 1986, Cox was first an associate and then partner with the international law firm of Latham & Watkins. At the time of his retirement in 1986 he was the Partner in Charge of the Corporate Department in the Orange County office, and served as a member of the firm's national management.〔 In 1982–83, Cox took a leave of absence from Latham & Watkins to teach federal income tax at Harvard Business School.〔 In 1984, Cox co-founded Context Corporation, which produced daily English reproductions of the leading Soviet state-controlled newspaper, ''Pravda''. The publication was used chiefly by U.S. universities and U.S. government agencies, and was eventually distributed to customers in 26 countries around the world. The company had no connection to the Soviet government.〔("Full Disclosure from SEC Chair", by Pamela Johnson, USC News ) March 2007〕 During the second term of Ronald Reagan from 1986 to 1988, he served as Senior Associate Counsel to the President. His duties included advising on the nomination of three Supreme Court justices, the establishment of the Brady Commission following the 1987 market crash, and the drafting of legislative reform proposals for the federal budget process.〔Congressional Quarterly, "Politics in America", 1990 edition, Christopher Cox, CA 40th District.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christopher Cox」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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