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Barack Obama

The Forty-Fourth President • 2009-present

Barack Hussein Obama


Biographical Facts

Birth: Honolulu, Hawaii, August 4, 1961

Ancestry: Kenyan, English, Irish, German, Dutch, Scottish, and French

Father: Barack Hussein Obama, Sr.
Birth: Kanyadhiang village, Rachuonyo District, Kenya, 1936
Death: Nairobi, Kenya, November 24, 1982
Occupation: Economist

Mother: Ann Dunham Soetoro
Birth: Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, November 29, 1942
Death: Honolulu, Hawaii, November 7, 1995
Occupation: Anthropologist

Stepfather: Lolo Soetoro
Birth: Bandung, Indonesia, 1935
Death: Jakarta, Indonesia, March 2, 1987
Occupation:

Half Brothers: Malik Obama (1958-); Abo Obama (1968-); Bernard Obama (1968-); Mark Ndesandjo; David Ndesandjo; George Hussein Onyango Obama (1982-)

Half Sisters: Auma Obama (1960-); Maya Kassandra Soetoro-Ng (1970-)

Marriage: Chicago, Illinois, October 3, 1992
Wife: Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama
Birth: Chicago, Illinois, January 17, 1964
Children: Malia Ann Obama (1998-); Natasha Obama (2001-)

Religious Affiliation: Protestant Christian (United Church of Christ)

Education: Occidental College; Columbia University (B.A., 1983); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1991)

Occupations Before Presidency: Law Professor; Community Organizer

Prepresidential Offices: Member of the Illinois State Senate; Senator of Illinois

Inauguration Age: 47



 
First Administration

Inauguration: January 20, 2009; The Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Vice President: Joseph "Joe" Biden, Jr.

Secretary of State: Hillary Rodham Clinton

Secretary of the Treasury: Timothy F. Geithner

Secretary of Defense: Robert M. Gates

Attorney General: Eric H. Holder

Secretary of the Interior: Ken L. Salazar

Secretary of Agriculture: Tom Vilsack

Secretary of Labor: Hilda Solis

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Shaun Donovan

Secretary of Transportation: Ray LaHood

Secretary of Energy: Steven Chu

Secretary of Education: Arne Duncan

Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Eric Shinseki

Congress #111 (January 3, 2009-January 11, 2011):
Senate: 56 Democrats; 41 Republicans; 2 Other; 1 Vacant
House: 255 Democrats; 178 Republicans; 2 Vacant


Election of 1992
CandidatesElectoral Vote Popular Vote
Barack Hussein Obama
(Democratic)
365 69,456,897
John McCain
(Republican)
173 59,934,814



 
 

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