Tag: politician

Tim Carpenter

Name Tim Carpenter
Profession Politician
Date of Birth 1960-02-24
Place of Birth Wisconsin
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Birth Sign Pisces

About Tim Carpenter

Democrat who became a member of the Wisconsin Senate in 2003.

Early Life of Tim Carpenter

He attained a master’s degree from University of Wisconsin–Madison after getting his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Trivia

He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1985 to 2003.

Family Life

He was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Associated With

Like Tammy Baldwin he became an openly gay politician.

Nadine Heredia

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Name Nadine Heredia
Profession Politician
Date of Birth 1970-01-01
Place of Birth Lima,
Peru
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Birth Sign Gemini

About Nadine Heredia

Politician who previously served as the President of the Peruvian Nationalist Party. As the wife of Ollanta Humala, she was the First Lady of Peru from 2011 to 2016.

Early Life of Nadine Heredia

She attended secondary school at Colegio María de las Mercedes. She later studied sociology at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. 

Trivia

In July 2017, she was convicted to 18 months in prison for her involvement in the illegal laundering of funds towards her husband’s reelection campaign. 

Family Life

She has children named Illariy, Nayra and Samin. 

Associated With

She was succeeded as the First Lady of Peru by Nancy Lange , wife of President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.

Nadine Bargery Dorries

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Name Nadine Bargery Dorries
Profession Politician
Date of Birth 1970-01-01
Place of Birth England
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Birth Sign Gemini

About Nadine Bargery Dorries

United Kingdom Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament for the Mid Bedfordshire constituency. She assumed her House of Commons seat in 2005; previously, she had worked as an adviser to fellow Conservative politician Oliver Letwin.

Early Life of Nadine Bargery Dorries

Before entering politics, she worked as a nurse in Liverpool, England, and also headed a school in Zambia.

Trivia

A social as well as a political conservative, she opposed same sex marriage and also sought to narrow the window for abortions (from twenty-four weeks of pregnancy down to twenty weeks).

Family Life

She and her husband, Paul Dorries, raised three daughters before divorcing in 2007.

Associated With

She and fellow Member of Parliament George Galloway both appeared in reality television shows (I’m a Celebrity. . . Get Me Out of Here! and Celebrity Big Brother, respectively).

Nicola Sturgeon

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Name Nicola Sturgeon
Profession Politician
Date of Birth 1970-07-19
Place of Birth Irvine,
Scotland
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Birth Sign Cancer

About Nicola Sturgeon

Affiliated with the Scottish National Party, she took office in 2007 as Deputy First Minister of Scotland. She also served as Cabinet Secretary for Health, Infrastructure, and Parliament.

Early Life of Nicola Sturgeon

After earning her law degree from the University of Glasgow, she ran unsuccessfully for a 1992 Glasgow Shettleston seat in the Scottish Parliament.

Trivia

She was the 2008 recipient of the Scottish Politician of the Year honor.

Family Life

In 2010, she married fellow Scottish National Party politician Peter Murrell. Her mother, Joan Sturgeon, also had a career as a politician.

Associated With

Following politician John Swinney’s 2004 resignation as leader of the Scottish National Party, Sturgeon began serving under Swinney’s successor, Alex Salmond, as the party’s Depute Leader.

Nikita Klaestrup

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Name Nikita Klaestrup
Profession Politician
Date of Birth 1994-11-08
Place of Birth Denmark
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Birth Sign Scorpio

About Nikita Klaestrup

Political commentator and model who was a member of the Young Conservatives until after the Danish general election of 2015, when she joined the Liberal Alliance. She has posed for magazines like M! and participated in the TV3 reality show Paradise Hotel in 2013.

Early Life of Nikita Klaestrup

She graduated from Vordingborg Gymnasium and HF and attended the University of Copenhagen. 

Trivia

She was the most Googled Danish woman of 2015 according to Google Denmark.

Family Life

She has a sister named Sasha. 

Associated With

She and Solvieg Mork Hansen are both famous Danish models. 

Naomi Long

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Name Naomi Long
Profession Politician
Date of Birth 1971-12-13
Place of Birth Northern Ireland
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Birth Sign Sagittarius

About Naomi Long

Alliance Party politician from Northern Ireland and a House of Commons representative of the Belfast East constituency. From 2009 to 2010, she also served as Lord Mayor of Belfast.

Early Life of Naomi Long

After studying civil engineering at Queen’s University of Belfast, she worked as a hydraulic and environmental engineering consultant.

Trivia

She was the second woman to hold office as Lord Mayor of Belfast; Ulster Unionist Party politician Grace Bannister (who assumed the position in the early 1980s) was the first.

Family Life

Born Naomi Johnston, she married Michael Long and assumed his surname.

Associated With

She and fellow Northern Irish politician Gerry Adams both served in Parliament during the first decade of the 21st Century, representing Belfast East and Belfast West, respectively.

Nikki Haley

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Name Nikki Haley
Profession Politician
Date of Birth 1972-01-20
Place of Birth Bamberg, SC
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Birth Sign Aquarius

About Nikki Haley

Republican politician who became the 116th Governor of South Carolina in 2011 after serving in the South Carolina House of Representatives for five years. In 2017, she became the 29th U.S. Ambassador of the United Nations.

Early Life of Nikki Haley

She worked for FCR Corporation, a waste management and recycling company, after graduating from Clemson University with a B.S. in accounting.

Trivia

She is the first woman to serve as governor of South Carolina. When she was elected, she became the youngest sitting governor as well and one of two sitting Indian American governors.

Family Life

She raised children, Rena and Nalin, with Michael Haley, whom she married in 1996.

Associated With

Bobby Jindal became another prominent Indian American governor.

Helen Jones

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Name Helen Jones
Profession Politician
Date of Birth 1954-12-24
Place of Birth England
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Birth Sign Capricorn

About Helen Jones

Labour party politician who served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household from June 9, 2009 until May 11th, 2010. She was also a Member of Parliament for Warrington North.

Early Life of Helen Jones

She served as a Chester City Council local councillor early in her political career starting in 1984.

Trivia

In 2008, she was named to the position of Assistant Government Whip during the cabinet reshuffle.

Family Life

She had a son in 1989 with Michael Vobe who she married in 1988.

Associated With

She had a vocal outcry against Conservative Party leader David Cameron in 2007.

Helen Clark

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Name Helen Clark
Profession Politician
Date of Birth 1950-02-26
Place of Birth Hamilton,
New Zealand
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Birth Sign Pisces

About Helen Clark

Politician and international leader known for her time as Prime Minister of New Zealand, serving three terms from 1999-2008. She then became Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme.

Early Life of Helen Clark

She attended the University of Auckland and first became a member of New Zealand’s parliament in 1981.

Trivia

She’s the first woman to become New Zealand’s prime minister by general election and also the first woman to head the UNDP. An online poll in 2009 she was voted Greatest Living New Zealander.

Family Life

She was born to George Clark and Margaret McMurray. She married Peter Davis in 1981.

Associated With

In April 2016, she announced her candidacy to replace Ban Ki-Moon at the end of his UN Secretary-Generalship in December 2016.

Henry Knox

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Name Henry Knox
Profession Politician
Date of Birth 1750-07-25
Place of Birth Massachusetts
Age 56 yrs
Death Date 1806-10-26
Birth Sign Leo

About Henry Knox

American military commander who served during the American Revolution. Later, he became the first U.S. Secretary of War.

Early Life of Henry Knox

He attended the Boston Latin School and then became a clerk in a bookstore to support his family.

Trivia

He was the U.S. Army’s youngest major general.

Family Life

He married Lucy Flucker and they had thirteen children, although only one survived to adulthood.

Associated With

He was a personal friend of general and U.S. president George Washington.