Biography
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, diplomat, and former attorney general.
She was the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the 2016 United States election, which Donald Trump won. She served as the 67th United States Secretary of State (2009–2013) and as a senator representing New York (2001–2009).
Hillary Clinton was also First Lady of the United States (1993–2001) and First Lady of Arkansas (1979–1981 and 1983–1992).
Hillary Clinton is the wife of former President Bill Clinton and the first woman to win the presidential nomination of a major political party in the United States.
Former US Secretary of State
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| Full name: | Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton |
| Stage name: | Hillary Clinton |
| Born: | October 26, 1947 (age 76) |
| Place of birth: | Edgewater Hospital, Chicago, USA |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.65 meters |
| Parents: | Hugh Rodham and Dorothy Howell Rodham |
| Siblings: | Tony Rodham, Hugh Rodham |
| Husband • Spouse: | Bill Clinton (married 1975) |
| Boyfriend • Partner: | Webb Hubbell (1978-1986), Robert Reich (1965) |
| The children: | Chelsea Clinton |
| Job: | Politician • Lawyer |
| Net worth: | 120 million US dollars |
Early life
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton was born the first child of Hugh Rodham (father) and Dorothy Howell Rodham (mother). She was born on October 26, 1947 at Edgewater Medical Center, Chicago. She is from the state of Illinois, United States.
She has two younger brothers named Tony Rodham and Hugh Rodham. She was raised in a United Baptist family and has English, Dutch, Welsh, and French Canadian ancestry.
Growing up, Hillary Clinton lived in Park Ridge, a suburb of Chicago. Her father, Hugh Rodham, founded and managed a small business, while her mother, Dorothy Howell Rodham, was a homemaker. She was a Girl Scout during her childhood and teenage years and participated in swimming and softball.
During her high school days, Hillary Clinton participated in Student Council and was elected to the National Honor Society. She served as class vice president during her junior year and was a National Merit finalist. She was elected President of the Wellesley College Government Association during her junior year.
Education
Hillary Clinton attended high school at Maine East High School and Maine South High School.
She was admitted to Wellesley College in 1965. She received her BA in Political Science from the school in 1969. Hillary Clinton then attended Yale Law School and received her JD in 1973.
Career
After graduating from law school, Hillary Clinton served as a congressional legal counsel for several years. She co-founded Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families in 1977. The following year, she was appointed the first female president of the Legal Services Corporation.
She became the first female partner of the Rose Law Firm in Little Rock in 1979. She has also twice appeared on the National Law Journal’s list of the 100 most influential lawyers in the United States.
While her husband, Bill Clinton, was Governor of Arkansas, Hillary Clinton served as First Lady of the state from 1979 to 1981 and again from 1983 to 1992. She became First Lady of the United States in 1993 after her husband was elected President.
Hillary Clinton served as First Lady from 1993 to 2001 and supported national health care reform. She was a leader in the movement to create the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. She also supported the Safe Families and Adoption Act and the Foster Care Independence Act. However, her main initiative, the Clinton Health Care Plan, failed to pass Congress in 1994.
At the end of her tenure as First Lady, Hillary Clinton decided to try her hand at elected office in American politics. She was elected to the United States Senate from New York, becoming the state’s first female senator and the first First Lady to hold the office at the same time. She served in the Senate from 2001 to 2009 and was chair of the Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee.
In 2008, Hillary Clinton ran for president but lost the Democratic presidential nomination to Barack Obama, who went on to win the US presidential election. After Barack Obama took office, she was appointed as the United States Secretary of State. She served in this position from 2009 to 2013.
Hillary Clinton ran for president for a second time in 2016 and won the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. Although she won the popular vote, she lost the electoral college to Republican candidate Donald Trump.
Social media
Famous politician Hillary Clinton boasts millions of followers on social media.
She has over 5.7 million followers on Instagram and over 31.5 million followers on Twitter.
- Instagram Name: @hillaryclinton
- Twitter Username: @HillaryClinton
- Facebook: Hillary Clinton
- YouTube: Hillary Clinton
Personal life
Hillary Clinton began dating Bill Clinton in the spring of 1971. They were both law students at the time. She married Bill on October 11, 1975, in a Methodist ceremony held in their living room.
The couple’s marriage was blessed with one child, a daughter named Chelsea Clinton. Chelsea Clinton was born on February 27, 1980.
Hillary Clinton is rumored to have dated Webb Hubbell (1978-1986) and Robert Reich (1965).
Hillary Clinton is a named member of the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, which she uses to lead early childhood development initiatives, such as the Too Small To Fail program and a $600 million fund designed to encourage girls to enroll in secondary schools around the world.
Hillary Clinton’s first book, It Takes A Village: And Other Lessons Children Teach Us, was published in 1996. The audio version of the book won her a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album in 1997. Her second memoir, Hard Choices, was published in 2014.
Hillary Clinton became Chancellor of Queen’s University, Belfast, in January 2020.
Net worth
The former presidential candidate has amassed a small fortune from public service and private investments.
Hillary Clinton’s net worth is estimated at $120 million.
