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Betsy DeVos

1958 - Today

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Elisabeth Dee DeVos ( də-VOSS; née Prince; born January 8, 1958) is an American politician, philanthropist, and former government official who served as the 11th United States secretary of education from 2017 to 2021. DeVos is known for her conservative political activism, and particularly her support for school choice, school voucher programs, and charter schools. She was Republican national committeewoman for Michigan from 1992 to 1997 and served as chair of the Michigan Republican Party from 1996 to 2000, and again from 2003 to 2005. She has advocated for the Detroit charter school system and she is a former member of the board of the Foundation for Excellence in Education. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Betsy DeVos is the 17,278th most popular politician (up from 17,444th in 2019), the 11,692nd most popular biography from United States (up from 12,296th in 2019) and the 885th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Betsy DeVos ranks 17,278 out of 19,576. Before her are Hans-Peter Friedrich, Lyubov Kozyreva, Bob Avakian, Arvind Kejriwal, Paul Bérenger, and Zabiullah Mujahid. After her are Rita Verdonk, Paul Boffa, Tulsi Giri, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, John Cornyn, and Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Betsy DeVos ranks 517. Before her are José Luis Clerc, Jean Charest, Victor Salva, John Aldridge, Neville Southall, and Louise Ritter. After her are Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Boris Kagarlitsky, James Wilby, Christian Brando, Edevaldo de Freitas, and Roberto Guerrero.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Betsy DeVos ranks 11,694 out of 20,380. Before her are Brady Corbet (1988), Stuart Pankin (1946), Tris Speaker (1888), Margaret Lindsay (1910), David Gates (1940), and Louise Ritter (1958). After her are Lamar Hunt (1932), David Darling (1941), Ellen Glasgow (1873), Scott Fahlman (1948), George Alec Effinger (1947), and Bob Kulick (1950).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Betsy DeVos ranks 885. Before her are Lamar Alexander (1940), David Perdue (1949), Isidore Mankofsky (1931), Margaret Chase Smith (1897), Rodney Mullen (1966), and Bob Avakian (1943). After her are John Cornyn (1952), Barbara Mikulski (1936), Jon Kyl (1942), Joe Walsh (1961), Henry M. Jackson (1912), and Mike Gravel (1930).

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