Pete Buttigieg

Politician, Secretary of Transportation

American South Bend, Indiana, USA

Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician, Secretary of Transportation
NationalityAmerican
Date of Birth19/01/1982
Age44 years
BirthplaceSouth Bend, Indiana, USA

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Bio/Wiki

Full NamePeter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg
NicknameMayor Pete
Notable ForFirst openly gay U.S. Cabinet secretary, former two-term mayor of South Bend, Indiana

Educational Qualification(s)

UndergraduateHarvard University (2004), magna cum laude
PostgraduateUniversity of Oxford (Rhodes Scholar, 2007)
OtherPembroke College, Oxford

Personal Life

Marital StatusMarried
SpouseChasten Buttigieg
Marriage Date16/06/2018
ChildrenTwo adopted children
ReligionChristian (Catholic)
Sexual OrientationGay

Relationships & More

Family MembersParents (James and Josephine Buttigieg)
Close AssociatesBiden administration colleagues, South Bend community leaders

Family

ParentsJames and Josephine Buttigieg
ChildrenTwo adopted children

Career

Current Role19th U.S. Secretary of Transportation (since 03/02/2021)
Previous Roles
  • Mayor of South Bend, Indiana (2012–2020)
  • Lieutenant, U.S. Navy Reserve (2009–2017)
  • Consultant, McKinsey & Company (2007)
Political CampaignsDemocratic presidential candidate (2020)

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
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