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Julián Castro
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16th Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and 181st Mayor of San Antonio
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San Antonio, Texas, USA
Julián Castro is an American Democratic politician who was the youngest member of President Obama's Cabinet, serving as the 16th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2014 to 2017. Castro served as the mayor of his native San Antonio, Texas from 2009 until he joined Obama's cabinet in 2014.
Known for
- Storm Lake — Himself2021
- Firing Line with Margaret Hoover2018
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self2015
- Texas: America Supersized — Self2004
- Real Time with Bill Maher — Self2003
- The View — Self1997
- The Daily Show — Self1996
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Key facts
- President
- Barack Obama
- Deputy
- Nani A. Coloretti
- Preceded by
- Shaun Donovan
- Succeeded by
- Ben Carson
- Born
- ( 1974-09-16 ) September 16, 1974 (age 51) , San Antonio , Texas , U.S.
- Party
- Democratic
- Spouse
- Erica Lira ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2007 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2022 )
- Relatives
- Joaquin Castro (twin brother), Rosie Castro (mother)
- Education
- Stanford University ( BA ), Harvard University ( JD )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Julián
- Family name
- Castro
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- San Antonio
- Sibling
- Joaquín Castro
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Educated at
- Harvard Law School
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Official website
- www.julianforthefuture.com
- Image
- Julián Castro's Official HUD Portrait.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
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- Commons category
- Julian Castro
- date of birth
- 1974-09-16
- name in native language
- Julián Castro
- social media followers
- 537409
- P10632
- Julián Castro
- candidacy in election
- 2020 United States presidential election
- ethnic group
- Mexican Americans
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Encyclopedic overview
Julián Castro (/ˌhuːliˈɑːn/ HOO-lee-AHN, Spanish: [xuˈljan]; born September 16, 1974) is an American lawyer and politician from San Antonio, Texas. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the youngest member of President Obama's cabinet, serving as the 16th United States secretary of housing and urban development from 2014 to 2017. Castro served as the mayor of his native San Antonio, Texas from 2009 until he joined Barack Obama's cabinet in 2014.
Castro was mentioned as a possible running mate for Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential campaign. He is the twin brother of Congressman Joaquin Castro. On January 12, 2019, Castro launched his campaign for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 2020 in San Antonio. He dropped out of the presidential race on January 2, 2020, endorsing the candidacy of Elizabeth Warren soon after.
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