Lynne Cheney | |
|---|---|
 Official photo, 2005 | |
| Second Lady of the United States | |
| In role January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009 | |
| Vice President | Dick Cheney |
| Preceded by | Tipper Gore |
| Succeeded by | Jill Biden |
| Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities | |
| In office May 21, 1986 – January 20, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | William J. Bennett John Agresto (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Sheldon Hackney Jerry L. Martin and Donald Gibson (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 14, 1941 Casper, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Dick Cheney (m. 1964) |
| Relations | Wayne Vincent and Edna Lybyer |
| Children | Elizabeth, Mary |
| Alma mater | Colorado College University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Lynne Ann Vincent Cheney (born August 14, 1941) is an American author and novelist. She was the second lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009 as the wife of the 46th vice president of the United States, Dick Cheney.
Lynne Ann Vincent was born in Casper, Wyoming. Her mother, Edna Lolita (nee Lybyer), became a deputy sheriff, and her father, Wayne Edwin Vincent, was an engineer. She is a descendant of Mormon pioneers. She has family roots in Denmark, Sweden, England, Ireland, and Wales.[1][2] She was raised Presbyterian and became Methodist after she married Dick Cheney.[1]
Lynne Cheney is the author or co-author of several books:
