Pete Buttigieg
| Pete Buttigieg | |
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| 32nd Mayor of South Bend | |
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Assumed office January 1, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Steve Luecke |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg January 19, 1982 South Bend, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education |
Harvard University (BA) Pembroke College, Oxford (BA) |
| Website |
Government website Campaign website |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Rank |
 Lieutenant
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| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
Peter Paul Montgomery "Pete" Buttigieg (pronunciation: /ˈbuːtɪdʒɛdʒ/; born January 19, 1982) is the current and 32nd Mayor of South Bend, Indiana. A member of the Democratic Party, Buttigieg has been serving as mayor since January 1, 2012.
Buttigieg is a graduate of Harvard University, a Rhodes Scholar, and a veteran of the war in Afghanistan.
Buttigieg was born in South Bend, Indiana, to parents Joseph A. Buttigieg and Jennifer Ann (née Montgomery). He is of Maltese and Scottish descent.
Buttigieg graduated from St. Joseph High School in 2000, where he was president and valedictorian of his senior class. In his senior year at St. Joseph's High School, he was honored by Caroline Kennedy and other members of President Kennedy's family during a May 22, 2000, ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Library for his prize-winning essay for the JFK Profiles in Courage Essay Contest. Buttigieg’s winning essay centered on the integrity and political courage demonstrated by U.S. Congressman Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the nation's only Independent member of Congress. He was also selected as one of two Indiana delegates to the United States Senate Youth Program.
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