Who Is Liz Cheney's Husband? All About Philip Perry

Mar. 15, 2025

Liz Cheney and her husband Phil Perry.Photo:Liz Cheney/ X

Liz Cheney/ X

Liz Cheneykeeps her marriage with her husband, Philip Perry, private.

While Cheney is known asVice President Dick Cheney’s daughter and a vocal critic of formerPresident Donald Trumpsince theJan. 6 insurrection, there are few details known about her relationship with Perry. Cheney herself has not used the attorney’s last name publicly since around 2000.

After theRepublican was unseatedas Wyoming’s House representative in 2022, she has continued to focus solely on different political issues, including joining Vice PresidentKamala Harrison her campaign trail for the 2024 presidential election.

Over the years, though, certain details about Cheney and Perry’s union have been made public.

So who is Liz Cheney’s husband? Here’s everything to know about Philip Perry and his relationship with the politician.

They share an alma mater

Liz Cheney and Philip Perry on November 24, 2000 in Washington, D.C.MARIO TAMA/AFP/Getty

MARIO TAMA/AFP/Getty

Cheney and Perry both attended Colorado College: She earned her bachelor’s degree in political science in 1988, while he studied English and graduated in 1986.

According toWashington Monthly, Cheney and Perry eventually met at a Colorado College alumni mixer in Washington, D.C.

Cheney later enrolled in law school at the University of Chicago, and Perry received his Juris Doctor from Cornell Law School.

They married in 1993

Liz Cheney and Philip Perry on November 7, 2000 in Austin, Texas.David Hume Kennerly/Getty

David Hume Kennerly/Getty

After crossing paths at their alma mater’s event, they began dating. The couple eventually married in 1993 in Wyoming.

They share five children

Dick Cheney with his wife, Lynne Cheney, daughter Liz Cheney, her husband Philip Perry and grandchildren after speaking on night three of the Republican National Convention on September 1, 2004.Spencer Platt/Getty

Spencer Platt/Getty

Cheney and Perry have five kids.

Their first daughter, Kate Perry, was born in 1994 while Cheney was still in law school. They then welcomed daughters Elizabeth Perry, born in 1997, and Grace Perry, born in 2000.

Their son, Philip Richard Perry, arrived in 2004 and their youngest child, sonRichard Perry, in 2006.

When Cheney was running for Senate in 2013, Perry and their five kids appeared in one of hercampaign ads.

Perry is an acclaimed lawyer

Liz Cheney and Philip Perry at the American Enterprise Institute on September 19, 2022 in Washington, D.C.Drew Angerer/Getty

Drew Angerer/Getty

One of Perry’s first high-profile jobs as an attorney came in 1997 when he served as general counsel for the Senate investigation intoPresident Bill Clintonand Vice PresidentAl Gore, who were accused of campaign fundraising abuse.

A few years later,The New York Timesreported that Perry acted as a mock debate moderator to help Dick prepare for his vice presidential debate against Sen.Joe Lieberman, Gore’s running mate.

After Gore conceded the highly contested 2000 presidential election, Perry served on PresidentGeorge W. Bushand Cheney’s transition team as a policy coordinator. The following year, Perry was named acting associate attorney general for the Justice Department in Bush’s cabinet. He later served as general counsel to the White House Office of Management and Budget.

Bush also nominated Perry to be general counsel for the Department of Homeland Security in 2005. Two years later, he returned to the Washington, D.C., office ofLatham & Watkins, a multinational law firm where he was a partner as early as 2001. He has intermittently worked for Latham & Watkins since 1993, according toWashington Monthly.

source: people.com