Betsy DeVos

@Business Women, Birthday and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Betsy DeVos is an American entrepreneur, politician, activist and philanthropist Michigan American Business People Political Leaders Capricorn Celebrities Betsy DeVos is an American entrepreneur, politician, activist and philanthropist presently serving as the 11th US Secretary of Education. A BA from ‘Calvin College’, Michigan, DeVos has remained active in politics for over three decades, emerging as the main Republican fundraiser from Michigan and a vocal advocate for education reform and “school vouchers”. She has backed Detroit charter school system and remained an advocate for charter schools, school voucher programs and school choice. She served prominent positions including Republican National Committeewoman for Michigan, Chairwoman of Michigan Republican Party four times, head of All Children Matter PAC and Chairwoman of board of Alliance for School Choice and the Acton Institute. She is a board member of ‘Foundation for Excellence in Education’. After Republican candidate for President Donald Trump picked her name as nominee for Secretary of Education in his cabinet she garnered a 50-50 vote in the senate amidst strong opposition. The tie was broken by Vice President Mike Pence’s vote in her favour thus marking such Cabinet nominee’s confirmation through Vice President’s tie-breaking vote for the first time in US history. She comes from a rich family background and is also married in one of the richest families of America.

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Birthday: January 8, 1958 Nationality: American Famous: Business Women, Us Secretary of Education, Business People, Political Leaders City/State: Michigan Spouses: Dick DeVos (m. 1980) Siblings: Erik Prince Childrens: Andrea DeVos, Elisabeth DeVos, Richard DeVos III, Ryan DeVos Information Detail Birthday January 8, 1958 Nationality American Famous Business Women, Us Secretary of Education, Business People, Political Leaders City/State Michigan Spouses Dick DeVos (m. 1980) Siblings Erik Prince Childrens Andrea DeVos, Elisabeth DeVos, Richard DeVos III, Ryan DeVos Universities Calvin College Holland Christian Schools Birth Place Holland, Michigan, United States Height 170cm Gender Female Father Edgar Prince Mother Elsa (Zwiep) Prince Net Worth $5.1 million as on Apr 28,2017 Sun Sign Capricorn Born in Holland, Michigan, United States Famous as US Secretary of Education Socials https://twitter.com/betsydevos/

Holland, Michigan, United States

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She is married to Richard Marvin "Dick" DeVos Jr. more famous as Dick DeVos, a businessman who served as CEO of ‘Amway’, a multi-level marketing company co-founded by his billionaire father, Richard DeVos. Unsplash Personal Life

For decades the DeVos family has remained dedicated to the ‘Republican Party’, making huge donations to the party, associated committees and political candidates that count to over $17 million since 1989. Unsplash Personal Life

In 2006, Dick DeVos ran for Governor of Michigan as a Republican nominee but was defeated by Jennifer Granholm, the then Democratic incumbent. Unsplash Personal Life

Betsy DeVos was born Elisabeth Dee Prince on January 8, 1958, in Holland, Michigan, US to Edgar Prince and Elsa (Zwiep) Prince (later Broekhuizen). Her father was a billionaire American businessman who founded the ‘Prince Corporation’, a supplier of automobile parts. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

She attended ‘Holland Christian High School’ in Michigan and then earned a BA degree from ‘Calvin College’ in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1979. She remained a member of the ‘Christian Reformed Church in North America’ and a member and elder of Grand Rapids’ ‘Mars Hill Bible Church’. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Her journey with the Michigan Republican Party started in 1982 and since 1986 she has been elected and serving the party as a local precinct delegate for every two-year term, sixteen times in a row. Unsplash Career

An entrepreneur on her own right, DeVos co-founded the privately held investment management firm ‘Windquest Group’ with her husband Dick DeVos in 1989. The firm has holdings in technology, clean energy and manufacturing sectors among others. Unsplash Career

In 1989, the Dick and Betsy DeVos Foundation was formed that over the years has donated millions of dollars to art organizations, hospitals, civic organizations, evangelical mission, Christian schools, charter schools and public schools among others. Unsplash Career

In 1992, she became the Republican National Committeewoman for Michigan and held the position till 1997. Meanwhile, in 1996 she was inducted as the Chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party. She resigned from the post in 2000 and was again re-elected without opposition in 2003. Unsplash Career

The Bush re-election campaign in 2004 saw her personally raising funds that amounted to over $150,000. Unsplash Career

Information	Detail
Birthday	January 8, 1958
Nationality	American
Famous	Business Women, Us Secretary of Education, Business People, Political Leaders
City/State	Michigan
Spouses	Dick DeVos (m. 1980)
Siblings	Erik Prince
Childrens	Andrea DeVos, Elisabeth DeVos, Richard DeVos III, Ryan DeVos
Universities	Calvin College Holland Christian Schools
Birth Place	Holland, Michigan, United States
Height	170cm
Gender	Female
Father	Edgar Prince
Mother	Elsa (Zwiep) Prince
Net Worth	$5.1 million as on Apr 28,2017
Sun Sign	Capricorn
Born in	Holland, Michigan, United States
Famous as	US Secretary of Education
Socials	https://twitter.com/betsydevos/

Betsy DeVos

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Jan 8, 1958

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Holland, Michigan, United States