Quick Info
| Profession | Politician, Secretary of Transportation |
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| Nationality | American |
| Date of Birth | 19/01/1982 |
| Age | 44 years |
| Birthplace | South Bend, Indiana, USA |
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Bio/Wiki
| Full Name | Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg |
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| Nickname | Mayor Pete |
| Notable For | First openly gay U.S. Cabinet secretary, former two-term mayor of South Bend, Indiana |
Educational Qualification(s)
| Undergraduate | Harvard University (2004), magna cum laude |
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| Postgraduate | University of Oxford (Rhodes Scholar, 2007) |
| Other | Pembroke College, Oxford |
Personal Life
| Marital Status | Married |
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| Spouse | Chasten Buttigieg |
| Marriage Date | 16/06/2018 |
| Children | Two adopted children |
| Religion | Christian (Catholic) |
| Sexual Orientation | Gay |
Relationships & More
| Family Members | Parents (James and Josephine Buttigieg) |
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| Close Associates | Biden administration colleagues, South Bend community leaders |
Family
| Parents | James and Josephine Buttigieg |
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| Children | Two adopted children |
Career
| Current Role | 19th U.S. Secretary of Transportation (since 03/02/2021) |
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| Political Campaigns | Democratic presidential candidate (2020) |
Social Media
| https://twitter.com/PeteButtigieg | |
| https://www.instagram.com/petebuttigieg/ | |
| https://www.facebook.com/PeteButtigieg |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Served in the U.S. Navy Reserve and was deployed to Afghanistan in 2014 | |
| 2. Announced he is gay in 2015 during his mayoral re-election campaign | |
| 3. Advocates for abolishing the Electoral College and replacing it with a direct popular vote | |
| 4. Graduated from Harvard magna cum laude and was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford | |
| 5. First openly gay person to serve in a U.S. Cabinet |