Mark Kennedy (politician)
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| 12th President of the University of North Dakota | |
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Assumed office July 1, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Ed Schafer |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 6th district |
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In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Luther |
| Succeeded by | Michele Bachmann |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 2nd district |
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In office January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | David Minge |
| Succeeded by | John Kline |
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April 11, 1957 Benson, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Debbie Kennedy |
| Residence | Watertown, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Mark Raymond Kennedy (born April 11, 1957 in Benson, Minnesota), is an American businessman, Republican Party politician, and president of the University of North Dakota. Kennedy previously led the George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management. Before that, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007. Kennedy did not seek re-election in 2006, instead running for the U.S. Senate. He lost the general election to Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Amy Klobuchar.
Kennedy graduated from Pequot Lakes High School in 1975, and St. John's University in 1979. He began his career as a Certified Public Accountant and went on to receive his M.B.A. from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business in 1983.
Kennedy's business career prior to the U.S. Congress included working for The Pillsbury Company, assisting with their acquisition of Häagen-Dazs and arranging for financing to support their international expansion. As a senior executive at Federated Department Stores, he helped the company position itself for growth to become, as Macy's, the world's leading department store. He was profiled in May 1992's Institutional Investor Magazine, which featured him on its cover as one of “America's top CFOs”. At ShopKo Stores, he was responsible for merchandising, marketing and store management.
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