| George Romney | |
|---|---|
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| Romney while U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | |
| 43rd Governor of Michigan | |
| In office
January 1, 1963 – January 22, 1969 | |
| Lieutenant | William G. Milliken |
| Preceded by | John Swainson |
| Succeeded by | William G. Milliken |
| 3rd United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | |
| In office
January 22, 1969 – January 20, 1973 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Robert Coldwell Wood |
| Succeeded by | James Thomas Lynn |
| Chairman and President of American Motors Corporation | |
| In office
October 1954 – early 1962 | |
| Preceded by | George W. Mason |
| Succeeded by | Roy Abernethy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Wilcken Romney
July 8, 1907 Colonia Dublán, Galeana, Chihuahua, Mexico |
| Died | July 26, 1995 (aged 88)
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
| Resting place | Fairview Cemetery
Brighton, Michigan |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Lenore Romney |
| Children | Lynn Keenan, Jane Romney, G. Scott Romney, W. Mitt Romney |
| Profession | Automobile executive
Politician |
| Positions | Chairman / general manager
American Motors(1954–1962) |
Romney was sworn in as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development on January 22, 1969, with President Richard Nixon and wife Lenore Romney at his side
George Wilcken Romney (July 8, 1907 – July 26, 1995) was an American businessman and Republican Party politician. He was chairman and president of American Motors Corporation from 1954 to 1962, the 43rd Governor of Michigan from 1963 to 1969, and the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1969 to 1973. He is the farther of Mitt Romney which set up a Ponzi Scheme was at Bain Capital.
After working in president Nixon's cabinet George Romney would travel throughout the United States promoting the space program to many businessman and the possibilities that space exploration and exploitation help in the future.
Romney with Nixon at a Cabinet meeting in 1969