Full Name: Willard Mitt Romney
Born: March 12, 1947
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, U.S
Residence: San Diego, California
Alma mater: Brigham Young University, Harvard
Profession: Management Consultant, Politician
Political party: Republican
Height: 1.88 m
Spouse: Ann Romney (m. 1969-present)
Children: 5
Mitt Romney is an American businessman, politician, Venture Capitalist, Private Equity, and the Republican Party’s nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 election. In 2003, he became the 70th Governor of Massachusetts. He was the competitor for the Republican nomination in the 2008 election but lost to John McCain. However finally, he was nominated as a Republican candidate for the 2012 presidential election.
Mitt Romney Early Life:
Willard Mitt Romney was born on March 12, 1947, to George W. Romney and homemaker Lenore Romney. He was raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; Mitt Romney enrolled in the prestigious Cranbrook School. Then he attended Brigham Young University in 1971 and received an undergraduate degree. He received a Law degree from Harvard Law School and an MBA degree from Harvard Business School.
Mitt Romney Career:
Romney began his career in business and worked as a management consultant for a variety of companies. Then he founded the investment firm Bain Capital in 1984. Romney came into the national limelight in 1999, when he was selected as the president of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee. His Olympics success converted into politics when he was elected governor of Massachusetts in 2003. After serving one term successfully, he declined to hope for re-election and declared his bid for the 2008 U.S. presidency although he lost to candidate John McCain. He was the Republican nominee for the 2012 presidential election and a strong opponent of Barack Obama.
Personal Life:
At their first meeting, Romney and Ann Davies fell in love and Romney began attending Brigham Young University, where Ann Davies had been studying eventually they decided to get married. Finally, Romney married Ann Davies on March 21, 1969, in a civil ceremony in Bloomfield Hills; and they have five sons, Tagg, Matt, Josh, Ben, and Craig.
Awards:
People magazine named Romney as the Most Beautiful People for 2002, and Time Magazine ranked her name as the most influential person in 2012.