Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Patricia Pelosi is an American politician who was the 52nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the first female elected speaker and the first woman to lead a major political party in either chamber of Congress, heading the House Democrats from 2003 to 2023. Her 20 years as a House party leader are tied with Joe Martin's as the second-longest after Sam Rayburn.
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- Born in
- Baltimore
- Educated at
- Trinity Washington UniversityInstitute of Notre Dame
- Awards
- 🏆 Profile in Courage Award🏆 Time 100🏆 National Women's Hall of Fame🏆 Order of Propitious Clouds🏆 Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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1940
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