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Sonny Perdue

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George Ervin "Sonny" Perdue III (born December 20, 1946) is an American politician, veterinarian, and businessman who served as the 31st United States secretary of agriculture from 2017 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 81st governor of Georgia from 2003 to 2011 and as a member of the Georgia State Senate from 1991 to 2002. Founder and partner in an agricultural trading company, Perdue was elected governor of Georgia in 2002, defeating incumbent Roy Barnes and becoming the first Republican to hold the office since the Reconstruction era. He was reelected in 2006 with nearly 60% of the vote. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sonny Perdue is the 16,816th most popular politician (up from 17,122nd in 2019), the 10,589th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,458th in 2019) and the 799th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Sonny Perdue ranks 16,816 out of 19,576. Before him are Grace Mugabe, Jim Inhofe, John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon, Sabri Boukadoum, Terry Branstad, and Baleka Mbete. After him are Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, Mike Moore, George Ariyoshi, Howard Baker, Jesse Jackson Jr., and José Ramón Rodil, 1st Marquess of Rodil.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Sonny Perdue ranks 697. Before him are Georgi Markov, Dave Mason, Josef Horešovský, Faiza Al-Kharafi, Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford, and Terry Branstad. After him are Howard Kendall, Justin Hayward, Valery Muratov, Naomi Judd, Julia Annas, and Uroš Marović.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sonny Perdue ranks 10,591 out of 20,380. Before him are Lee Garmes (1898), Jack Wagner (1959), Frankie Genaro (1901), Bill Erwin (1914), Terry Branstad (1946), and Jeannie Pepper (1958). After him are Caroline Polachek (1985), Randy Pausch (1960), Elena Kagan (1960), Mackenyu (1996), Marie Doro (1882), and Steve Cherundolo (1979).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Sonny Perdue ranks 799. Before him are Frances Perkins (1880), Edward James Roye (1815), Butch Otter (1942), Amy Klobuchar (1960), Jim Inhofe (1934), and Terry Branstad (1946). After him are George Ariyoshi (1926), Howard Baker (1925), Jesse Jackson Jr. (1965), David Malpass (1956), John N. Mitchell (1913), and Walter Forward (1786).

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