Reince Priebus | |
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27th White House Chief of Staff | |
Assumed office January 20, 2017 |
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President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Denis McDonough |
Chair of the Republican National Committee | |
In office January 14, 2011 – January 19, 2017 |
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Preceded by | Michael Steele |
Succeeded by | Ronna Romney McDaniel |
Chair of the Republican Party of Wisconsin | |
In office 2007–2011 |
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Preceded by | Richard Graber |
Succeeded by | Brad Courtney |
Personal details | |
Born |
Reinhold Richard Priebus March 18, 1972 Dover, New Jersey, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Sally Sherrow (m. 1999) |
Children | 2 |
Education |
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater (BA) University of Miami (JD) |
Website |
Official Twitter Personal Twitter |
Reinhold Richard "Reince" Priebus (/ˌraɪns ˈpribəs/ RYNS PREE-bəs; born March 18, 1972) is the current White House Chief of Staff for U.S. President Donald Trump, serving since January 20, 2017. Priebus is a lawyer and politician; he previously served as the Republican National Committee chairman, RNC general counsel, and chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin.
Priebus was born on March 18, 1972, in Dover, New Jersey, and lived in Netcong, New Jersey, until his family moved to Green Bay, Wisconsin, when he was seven years old. His father is a former union electrician and his mother a real estate agent. Some sources, including his biography on the Republican Party website, identify his parents' names as "Richard and Dimitra". His father is of German descent and his mother is of Greek descent.
At the age of 16, he volunteered for his first political campaign. He attended Tremper High school in Kenosha, Wisconsin and graduated in 1990. After graduating from Tremper, he attended the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater, where he majored in English and political science, and joined the Delta Chi fraternity. He graduated cum laude in 1994 and prior to that had been elected to serve as student body president.