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George Wilcken Romney (July 8, 1907 – July 26, 1995) was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as chairman and president of American Motors Corporation from 1954 to 1962, the 43rd governor of Michigan from 1963 to 1969, and 3rd secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1969 to 1973.
George Wilcken Romney war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1963 bis 1969 der 43. Gouverneur von Michigan sowie zwischen 1969 und 1973 Bau- und Entwicklungsminister unter US-Präsident Richard Nixon. Er ist der Vater von Mitt Romney, US-Präsidentschaftskandidat im Jahr 2012.
Sein Vater George W. Romney kehrte 1912 in die USA zurück. Romney ist heute Mitglied der Kirche Jesu Christi der Heiligen der Letzten Tage („Mormonen“). Zunächst war Mitt Romney als junger Erwachsener ab 1966 zwei Jahre für eine Mission in Frankreich tätig. [8]
Charitable CEO who helped establish American Motor Company. George Romney brought a sense of integrity and devotion to the automotive industry. He was born in 1907 in a Mormon colony in Mexico, but his family was forced to flee to the United States when the Mexican Revolution broke out in 1910.
27. Juli 1995 · George W. Romney, an automobile executive who became a three-term Governor of Michigan, a Republican Presidential candidate and a member of the Nixon Cabinet, died yesterday at his home in...
George W. Romney was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, on July 8, 1907, and served as governor of Michigan from 1963 to 1969. He was also a candidate for the Republican nomination for President in 1968. President Richard M. Nixon appointed Romney secretary of housing and urban development in 1969, and Romney remained in that post until 1973.
18. Dez. 2007 · George W. Romney made his fortune turning around the American Motors Corporation before becoming governor of Michigan, then staged a bid for the 1968 Republican presidential nomination, only...
