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Betsy DeVos
Sign in to saveAlso known as Elisabeth Dee DeVos, Elisabeth "Betsy" DeVos, Elisabeth Dee Prince, Elisabeth Dee "Betsy" DeVos
American politician and philanthropist (born 1958)
Key facts
- President
- Donald Trump
- Deputy
- Mick Zais
- Preceded by
- John King Jr.
- Succeeded by
- Miguel Cardona
- Born
- Elisabeth Dee Prince , ( 1958-01-08 ) January 8, 1958 (age 68) , Holland, Michigan , U.S.
- Party
- Republican
- Spouse
- Dick DeVos ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1979 )
- Relatives
- Edgar Prince (father), Erik Prince (brother)
- Education
- Calvin College ( BA )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Betsy
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Holland
- Spouse
- Rich DeVos
- Sibling
- Erik Prince
- Occupation
- official
- Position held
- United States Secretary of Education
- Academic degree
- Bachelor of Arts
- Official website
- betsydevos.com
- Image
- Betsy DeVos official portrait.jpg
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- Betsy DeVos
- date of birth
- 1958-01-08
- Commons category
- Betsy DeVos
- birth name
- Elisabeth Dee Prince
- name in native language
- Betsy DeVos
- social media followers
- 116555
- affiliation string
- US Department of Education
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Encyclopedic overview
Elisabeth Dee DeVos (/dəˈvɒs/ də-VOSS; née Prince; born January 8, 1958) is an American politician, philanthropist, and former government official who served as the 11th United States secretary of education from 2017 to 2021. DeVos is known for her conservative political activism, and particularly her support for school choice, school voucher programs, and charter schools. She was Republican national committeewoman for Michigan from 1992 to 1997 and served as chair of the Michigan Republican Party from 1996 to 2000, and again from 2003 to 2005. She has advocated for the Detroit charter school system and she is a former member of the board of the Foundation for Excellence in Education. She has served as chair of the board of the Alliance for School Choice and the Acton Institute and headed the All Children Matter PAC.
DeVos is married to former Amway CEO Dick DeVos. Her brother, Erik Prince, a former U.S. Navy SEAL officer, is the founder of Blackwater USA. Their father is billionaire industrialist Edgar Prince, founder of the Prince Corporation. In 2016, the family was listed by Forbes as the 88th-richest in America, with an estimated net worth of $5.4 billion.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Betsy DeVos” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.