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Michael Steele

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Michael Stephen Steele (born October 19, 1958) is an American politician, attorney, and political commentator who served as the seventh lieutenant governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007 and as chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) from 2009 until 2011; he was the first African-American to hold either office. In the 1990s, Steele worked as a partner at the international law firm of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae and co-founded the Republican Leadership Council, a "fiscally conservative and socially inclusive" political action committee. Steele also made numerous appearances as a political pundit on Fox News and other media outlets prior to running for public office. As lieutenant governor, Steele chaired the Minority Business Enterprise task force, actively promoting an expansion of affirmative action in the corporate world. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Michael Steele is the 19,183rd most popular politician (down from 18,933rd in 2024), the 17,195th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,139th in 2019) and the 1,382nd most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Michael Steele ranks 19,183 out of 19,576. Before him are Mirtha Vásquez, Nanda Kishor Pun, Giga Bokeria, Toni Brunner, Janine Wissler, and Rachel Reeves. After him are Aleksandr Konovalov, Paul G. Kirk, Maria Ohisalo, Katarzyna Lubnauer, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, and Alan Duncan.

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Among people born in 1958, Michael Steele ranks 767. Before him are Pamela Geller, Paul Gosar, Ramachandra Guha, Mark Overmars, Nigel Spink, and Mamta Chandrakar. After him are Ursula Burns, Bill Haslam, Joe Barry Carroll, Leo Randolph, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, and Nassar.

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Michael Steele ranks 1,381. Before him are Joe Donnelly (1955), Ted Kulongoski (1940), Tony Snow (1955), James Lankford (1968), and Jamie Raskin (1962). After him are Paul G. Kirk (1938), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (1968), Don Siegelman (1946), Blanche Bruce (1841), Gregory Meeks (1953), Stephanie Grisham (1976), and Mike Simpson (1950).

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