John de Jongh Jr.

Quick Facts

Full Name	John de Jongh Jr.
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Nov 13, 1957(1957-11-13)
Age	67
Birthplace	Brooklyn
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Scorpio

John de Jongh Jr. Biography

John de Jongh Jr. is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on November 13, 1957 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.

De Jongh was born and raised on St. Thomas. As a child, he attended Sts. Peter and Paul School on St. Thomas. After his parents’ divorce, he lived with his mother, Dolores, and two brothers, Stanley and Sydney, in Detroit, Michigan, where his mother was a social worker for the Detroit Public Schools. During the summer, de Jongh would return to St. Thomas to assist in his father’s law firm. De Jongh graduated from Detroit Catholic Central High School in 1976. After his graduation, he attended Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. During his college career, he held work-study jobs in Detroit, Houston, Philadelphia and St. Thomas and completed an urban study program that involved travel to the United Kingdom, Yugoslavia and The Netherlands. He earned an economics degree from Antioch College. De Jongh graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Antioch College in 1981.

De Jongh has been married to Cecile René Galiber since 1986. The couple have three children.

John de Jongh Jr. Net Worth

John de Jongh Jr. is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John de Jongh Jr. 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

John Percy de Jongh Jr. (born November 13, 1957) is an American businessman and politician who served as the seventh elected Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands. He has been active in Virgin Islands politics and the business community since returning to St. Thomas after graduating from college in 1981. De Jongh has been involved in community development, commercial banking, served on the boards of business and philanthropic organizations, appointed to government positions and elected to public office.

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De Jongh faced independent candidate Mapp, a former Lt. Governor, in the general election on November 2, 2010. The contest between de Jongh and Mapp was essentially a rematch of the top two contenders from the 2006 gubernatorial election. On November 2, 2010, De Jongh and Lt. Governor Gregory Francis were re-elected to second term, taking 17,535 votes, or 56.27%. De Jongh defeated the independent gubernatorial ticket of Mapp and Malik Sekou, who came in second with 13,580 votes. After reaching his term limit, de Jongh left office on January 5, 2015.

Facts & Trivia

Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. John de Jongh Jr. celebrates birthday on November 13 of every year.

De Jongh ran for governor in the 2002 general election as an independent candidate, placing second with 24.4% of the vote and losing to the incumbent, Charles W. Turnbull. In the 2006 general election de Jongh ran as the Democratic Party candidate and defeated former Lieutenant Governor Kenneth Mapp in a runoff and became governor. In 2010, he was re-elected to a second term and served until January 5, 2015, when he was term limited.