<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> Paul Davis Ryan Jr. (/ ˈraɪən /; born January 29, 1970) is an American politician who is the 54th and current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives . He was the Republican Party nominee for Vice President of the United States, running alongside former Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, in the 2012 election . </P> <P> Ryan has served as the U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district since 1999 . He 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 . Ryan, together with Democratic Senator Patty Murray, negotiated the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 . </P>

Who was recently selected to serve as the speaker of the house of representatives