Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi
60th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
In office January 4, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by	Dennis Hastert
Succeeded by	John Boehner
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 8th district
Incumbent
Assumed office  June 2, 1987
Preceded by	Sala Burton
Born	March 26, 1940 (age 71) Baltimore, Maryland
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Paul Pelosi
Alma mater	Trinity Washington University
Religion	Roman Catholic

Nancy Pelosi (born March 26, 1940) is an American career politician. She is a member of the United States House of Representatives and was Speaker of the House from 2007 to 2011. She represents the 8th district of California, which is part of the city of San Francisco. She was first elected to Congress in 1987. Pelosi is a member of the Democratic Party. She is the first woman to lead a major party in the United States Congress. She is also the first woman and the first Italian-American to be the Speaker of the House.

Her father, Thomas D'Alesandro, Junior, was Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland and served five terms in Congress. Her brother, Thomas D'Alesandro III, also was Mayor of Baltimore.

Pelosi graduated from Trinity College in Washington, D.C. in 1962. She and her husband, Paul Pelosi, who is from San Francisco, have five children: Nancy Corinne, Christine, Jacqueline, Paul and Alexandra, and five grandchildren.