Pete Buttigieg

Pete Buttigieg
19th United States Secretary of Transportation
Incumbent
Assumed office February 2, 2021
President	Joe Biden
Deputy	Polly Trottenberg
Preceded by	Elaine Chao
32nd Mayor of South Bend
In office January 1, 2012 – January 1, 2020
Preceded by	Steve Luecke
Succeeded by	James Mueller
Personal details
Born	Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg (1982-01-19) January 19, 1982 (age 42) South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Chasten Glezman ​ (m. 2016)​
Children	2
Parents	Joseph Buttigieg Jennifer Anne Montgomery
Education	Harvard University (AB) Pembroke College, Oxford (BA)
Signature
Website	Campaign website
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Service years	2009–2017
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit	United States Navy Reserve
Battles/wars	War in Afghanistan
Awards	Joint Service Commendation Medal

Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg^[1] ( /ˈbuːtəˌdʒɛdʒ/;^[2] born January 19, 1982) is an American politician. He is the 19th and current United States Secretary of Transportation during the Joe Biden administration. He was the 32nd Mayor of South Bend, Indiana from 2012 through 2020.^[3] He is a member of the Democratic Party.

In 2017, Buttigieg ran for Chair of the Democratic National Committee in its 2017 chairmanship election, but lost the election. In January 2019, Buttigieg announced his plans to run for President of the United States in the 2020 election. He formally launched his campaign on April 14, 2019. Buttigieg narrowly won the Iowa caucus, despite losing the popular vote to U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders. He soon lost the later primaries in New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina. He ended his campaign on March 1, 2020.

In December 2020, then President-elect Joe Biden chose him to be United States Secretary of Transportation. He was confirmed by the United States Senate in February 2021. He became the first openly gay individual and the first millennial member of the United States Cabinet.^[4][5]

1. ↑ "Phi Beta Kappa elects 92 seniors to Harvard chapter". Harvard Gazette. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
2. ↑ Buttigieg saying his name
3. ↑ "Secretary of State : Elections Division: Election Foundation Wide". In.gov. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
4. ↑ Cite error: The named reference confirm was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
5. ↑ Hebb, Gina (2 February 2021). "Senate Confirms Pete Buttigieg As Transportation Secretary, Making Him The First Openly Gay Cabinet Member". Forbes. Retrieved 2 February 2021.