Jennifer Granholm

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jennifer Granholm
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Feb 5, 1959(1959-02-05)
Age	65
Birthplace	Vancouver
Country	Canada
Horoscope	Aquarius

Jennifer Granholm Biography

Jennifer Granholm is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on February 5, 1959 in Vancouver, Canada. Canadian-born American politician who was the first female governor of Michigan, an office she held from 2003 to 2011. After leaving politics she became the host of The War Room with Jennifer Granholm on Current TV.

She was a member of the presidential transition team for Barack Obama before he took office.

Jennifer Mulhern Granholm (born February 5, 1959) is a Canadian-American politician, lawyer, educator, author, and political commentator. A member of the Democratic Party, she was Attorney General of Michigan from 1999 to 2003 and the 47th Governor of Michigan from 2003 to 2011. She was the first woman to serve as Michigan’s governor. In January 2017, she was hired as a CNN political contributor.

Granholm’s family moved to California when she was four years old. She grew up in Anaheim, San Jose, and San Carlos. Granholm attended Ida Price Jr. High and Del Mar High School before graduating from San Carlos High School in 1977 and won the Miss San Carlos beauty pageant. As a young adult she attempted to launch a Hollywood acting career but was unsuccessful and abandoned her efforts at the age of 21. In 1978 she appeared on The Dating Game, and held jobs as a tour guide at Universal Studios and in customer service at the Los Angeles Times and was the first female tour guide at Marine World Africa USA in Redwood City, piloting boats with 25 tourists aboard.

She coauthored the book A Governor’s Story: The Fight for Jobs and America’s Future with her husband Daniel Mulhern.

Jennifer Granholm Net Worth

Jennifer Granholm is one of the richest Politician from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jennifer Granholm 's net worth $1 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She became a naturalized US citizen in 1980 at the age of 21.

She was only the second Canadian-born governor of a US state.

Granholm was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to Shirley Alfreda (née Dowden) and Victor Ivar Granholm, both bank tellers. Granholm’s maternal grandparents came from Ireland and Newfoundland. Her paternal grandmother was an emigrant from Norway and her paternal grandfather, who immigrated to Canada in the 1930s, came from Robertsfors, Sweden, where his father was the mayor. The former Minister for Enterprise and Energy and former Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden, Maud Olofsson, lives in Robertsfors, and when the two met in Sweden, the media revealed that Olofsson’s husband is a relative of Granholm.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Jennifer Granholm Dating?

According to our records, Jennifer Granholm married to Daniel Mulhern. As of December 1, 2023, Jennifer Granholm’s is not dating anyone.

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Thirty-seven year Democratic Attorney General Frank J. Kelley chose not to run for a 10th term in 1998 and Granholm entered the race to succeed him. Unopposed for the Democratic nomination, she faced Republican John Smietanka, the 1994 nominee and former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, in the general election. The campaign began as a relatively friendly one, with both agreeing that they wanted to expand the Internet Crimes Unit, start neighbourhood-based crime-fighting programmes and continue working as a consumer advocate, as Kelley had done.

Facts & Trivia

Jennifer Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Jennifer Granholm celebrates birthday on February 5 of every year.

Granholm was sworn into office on January 3, 1999, becoming the first female Attorney General of Michigan. She served a single term, from 1999 to 2003. In office, she continued Kelley’s work on protecting citizens and consumers’ rights and established Michigan’s first High Tech Crime Unit, appointing Terrence G. Berg as its first Chief.

Top Facts about Jennifer Granholm

1. Jennifer Granholm was born on February 5, 1959.
2. She served as Michigan’s first female governor from 2003-2011.
3. Granholm is a Canadian-American dual citizen.
4. She was the Attorney General of Michigan from 1999-2003.
5. Granholm is a graduate of Harvard Law School.
6. In 2021, she became the Secretary of Energy under President Biden.
7. She hosted “The War Room with Jennifer Granholm” on Current TV.
8. Granholm has been married to Daniel Mulhern since 1986.
9. She is an advocate for clean energy and job creation.
10. Granholm has authored two books: “A Governor’s Story” and “The Political State of the Union.”

Where is Jennifer Granholm from?

Vancouver, Canada

Who is Jennifer Granholm husband?

Daniel Mulhern

What department is Jennifer Granholm in?

Jennifer M. Granholm was sworn in as the 16th Secretary of Energy on February 25, 2021, becoming just the second woman to lead the U.S. Department of Energy.

Is Jennifer Granholm a Canadian citizen?

Jennifer Mulhern Granholm (born February 5, 1959) is a Canadian-American lawyer, educator, author, political commentator, and politician serving as the 16th United States secretary of energy since 2021.

Where did Jennifer Granholm go to college?

Education