Jon Huntsman Jr.

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jon Huntsman Jr.
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Mar 26, 1960(1960-03-26)
Age	64
Birthplace	Redwood City
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Aries

Jon Huntsman Jr. Biography

Jon Huntsman Jr. is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on March 26, 1960 in Redwood City, California, United States.

Jon Meade Huntsman Jr. (born March 26, 1960) is an American businessman, diplomat, politician, who has served as the Ambassador of the United States to Russia (2017-2019), the U.S. Ambassador to China (2009-2011), the 16th Governor of Utah (2005-2009), and the U.S. Ambassador to Singapore (1992-1993). He has served in the administrations of five Presidents and was a candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Huntsman has announced his candidacy for reelection as governor of Utah in the 2020 election. Should he win, he would be the first governor in Utah history to serve non-consecutive terms.

While young Huntsman was visiting the White House in 1971 during his father’s service as special assistant to the president, Henry Kissinger confided to the 11-year-old that he was secretly traveling to China. He worked as a White House staff assistant in President Ronald Reagan’s administration in 1983. From 1987 to 1988, Huntsman and his family lived and worked in Taipei, Taiwan. During the 1988 presidential election, he was a state delegate at the 1988 Republican National Convention.

Jon Huntsman Jr. Net Worth

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

Huntsman was born March 26, 1960, in Redwood City, California. His father, Jon Huntsman Sr., was a business executive who later became a billionaire through the company he founded, the Huntsman Corporation, which achieved breakthrough success in the 1970s manufacturing generic styrofoam cartons for McDonald’s and other fast food companies and by the 1990s was one of the largest petrochemical companies in the United States. His mother is Karen (née Haight) Huntsman, daughter of LDS Church apostle David B. Haight. Through his father, Huntsman is the great-great-great-grandson of early LDS Church leader Parley P. Pratt.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Jon Huntsman Jr. Dating?

According to our records, Jon Huntsman Jr. married to Mary Kaye Huntsman. As of December 1, 2023, Jon Huntsman Jr.’s is not dating anyone.

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In January 2001, after George W. Bush took office as president, The Washington Post reported there was a strong possibility Huntsman would be appointed to be the new United States Ambassador to China. In March, he reportedly turned down the nomination to be the U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia. On March 28, Bush appointed Huntsman to be one of two Deputy United States trade representatives in his administration; he served in this role from 2001 to 2003.

Facts & Trivia

Cary Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jon Huntsman Jr. celebrates birthday on March 26 of every year.

In March 2003, Huntsman resigned his post in the Bush administration. In mid- August, three-term incumbent Governor Mike Leavitt, whom Huntsman strongly supported, decided not to run for re-election in order to become Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in the Bush Administration. Shortly thereafter, Huntsman filed papers to run for Governor of Utah. In the June 2004 Republican primary, Huntsman defeated State Representative Nolan Karras 66–34%. In November 2004, Huntsman was elected with 58% of the vote, defeating Democratic Party nominee Scott Matheson Jr. In 2008, Huntsman won re-election with 77.7% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Bob Springmeyer.

How old is Jon Huntsman?

62 years (March 26, 1960)

What languages does Jon Huntsman speak?

English

When did Huntsman run for president?

The Jon Huntsman presidential campaign of 2012 began in mid-2011 when Ambassador and former Governor of Utah Jon Huntsman, Jr. announced his candidacy for the Republican Party (GOP) nomination for President of the United States in the 2012 election.

How did Huntsman make his money?

Jon Meade Huntsman Sr. He was the founder and executive chairman of Huntsman Corporation , a global manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemicals. Huntsman plastics are used in a wide variety of familiar objects, including (formerly) clamshell containers for McDonald’s hamburgers.

Is Jon Huntsman Sr alive?

February 2, 2018