「ジェブ ブッシュ」という名前の政治家が、アメリカ合衆国で俄かに注目を集めるようになってきました。
ご存知のように、ジェブ・ブッシュは、ジョージュ・W・ブッシュ前大統領の弟で、つまりジョージ・ブッシュ元大統領の次男であり、現在フロリダ州の知事をしています。テキサス州ヒューストン生まれのテキサス大学の卒業生でもあります。
2016年の大統領選挙に共和党から出馬するのかしないのか、民主党のヒラリー・クリントン女史の出馬の可能性とともに、全米の注目を全面的に浴びるようになってきました。
「Jeb Bush, 43rd Governor of Florida, In office January 5, 1999 – January 2, 2007
Personal details: John Ellis Bush
Born on February 11, 1953 (age 61)
Midland, Texas
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Columba Bush
Relations George H. W. Bush (father)
Barbara Bush (mother)
George W. Bush (brother)
Prescott Bush (grandfather)
Children George P. Bush
Noelle Bush
John Ellis Bush, Jr.
Residence Coral Gables, Florida[1]
Alma mater University of Texas (B.A.)
Profession Businessman
Real Estate Developer
Religion Roman Catholicism
prev. Episcopalian
John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (born February 11, 1953) served as the 43rd Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. He is the second son of former President George H. W. Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush, and is the younger brother of former President George W. Bush. Jeb Bush is the only Republican to serve two full four-year terms as Governor of Florida.
Bush grew up in Houston, Texas. He attended the University of Texas, where he earned a degree in Latin American affairs. Following his father's successful run for Vice President in 1980, he moved to Florida. In 1986, Bush was named Florida's Secretary of Commerce, a position he held until resigning in 1988 to help his father's successful campaign for the Presidency.
In 1994, Bush made his first run for office, narrowly losing the election for governor by less than two percentage points to the incumbent Lawton Chiles. Bush ran again in 1998 and beat Lieutenant Governor Buddy MacKay with 55 percent of the vote. He ran for reelection in 2002, and won with 56 percent, to become Florida's first two-term Republican Governor. During his eight years as governor, Bush was credited with initiating improvements in the environment, as well as reforming the education system. He was also responsible for ending the Florida high speed rail initiative.
In 2014, Bush was frequently mentioned as a possible candidate for president in 2016.」
