Paul Davis Ryan (born January 29, 1970) is the 54th and current
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Ryan is a member of the
Republican Party, who has served as the
U.S. Representative for since 1999. Ryan previously served as Chairman of the
House Ways and Means Committee, from January 3 to October 29, 2015, and, before that, as Chairman of the
House Budget Committee from 2011 to 2015. He was the Republican Party nominee for Vice President of the United States, running alongside Governor
Mitt Romney in the
2012 election. Ryan, together with Democratic Senator
Patty Murray, negotiated the
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013.