Edward Schafer's Biography
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Full Name:
Edward 'Ed' Thomas Schafer
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Nancy; 4 Children: Tom, Ellie, Eric, Kari
Birth Date:
08/08/1946
Birth Place:
Bismarck
Home City:
Bismarck, ND
MBA, University of Denver, 1970
BS, Business Administration, University of North Dakota, 1969
United States Secretary of Agriculture, 2008-2009
Governor, North Dakota, 1992-2000
Candidate for Congress, 1990
No caucus information on file.
President, Gold Seal Company (became president, 1976)
Director, Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation
Chair, Western Governors Association
Co-Founder, Co-Chair, Governors Biotechnology Partnership, 2000
Founder, Extend America, 2000
Chair, Republican Governors Association, 2000