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Ben Carson
17t Unitit States Secretar o Hoosin an Urban Development
Assumed office
Mairch 2, 2017
PresesDonald Trump
Precedit biJulian Castro
Personal details
BornBenjamin Solomon Carson
(1951-09-18) 18 September 1951 (age 73)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Poleetical pairtyRepublican (1981–1999;
2014–present)
[1]
Ither poleetical
affiliations
Democratic (afore 1981)
Independent (1999–2016)
Spoose(s)Candy Rustin (m. 1975)
Bairns3
EddicationYale Varsity (BA)
Varsity o Michigan, Ann
Arbor
(MD)
Net worth$6–20 million (2015)[2]
ReligionSeivent-day Adventist[3][4]
AwairdsPresidential Medal o Freedom
WabsteidOffeecial wabsteid

Benjamin S. "Ben" Carson, Sr (born September 18, 1951) is an American neurosurgeon, author, an politeecian wha is the 17t an current Unitit States Secretar o Hoosing an Urban Development, unner the Trump Admeenistration. Prior tae his cabinet poseetion, he wis a candidate for Preses o the Unitit States in the Republican primaries in 2016.

References

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  1. Solomon, John. Ben Carson officially changes political parties, rejoins GOP, The Washington Times (November 4, 2014).
  2. Flores, Reena (4 Juin 2015). "How much are Carly Fiorina and Ben Carson worth?". CBS News. Retrieved 4 Mey 2016.
  3. "Encyclopedia of World Biography: Biography of Benjamin S. Carson". Notable Biographies. Retrieved 20 Mey 2013.
  4. "Ben Carson". Redland Baptist Church. Archived frae the original on 25 Mey 2014. Retrieved 24 Mey 2014. Archived 2014-05-25 at the Wayback Machine

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