Gina Raimondo

Gina Raimondo
40th United States Secretary of Commerce
In office March 3, 2021 – January 20, 2025
President	Joe Biden
Deputy	Don Graves
Preceded by	Wilbur Ross
Succeeded by	Howard Lutnick (nominee)
75th Governor of Rhode Island
In office January 6, 2015 – March 2, 2021
Lieutenant	Daniel McKee
Preceded by	Lincoln Chafee
Succeeded by	Daniel McKee
Chair of the Democratic Governors Association
In office December 1, 2018 – December 4, 2019
Preceded by	Jay Inslee
Succeeded by	Phil Murphy
30th General Treasurer of Rhode Island
In office January 4, 2011 – January 6, 2015
Governor	Lincoln Chafee
Preceded by	Frank Caprio
Succeeded by	Seth Magaziner
Personal details
Born	Gina Marie Raimondo (1971-05-17) May 17, 1971 (age 53) Smithfield, Rhode Island, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Andrew Moffit ​ (m. 2001)​
Children	2
Education	Harvard University (AB) University of Oxford (MA, DPhil) Yale University (JD)
Website	Government website

Gina Marie Raimondo (born May 17, 1971) is an American politician, businesswoman, and venture capitalist. She is a member of the Democratic Party. In 2021, she became the United States Secretary of Commerce under the Joe Biden administration.

In 2015, Raimondo became the 75th Governor of the State of Rhode Island. She is the first woman to be Governor of Rhode Island.^[1] She removed "Providence Plantations" from the name of the state in 2020. She removed it because plantations are related to slavery.^[2] Before that, she was the General Treasurer for the State of Rhode Island from 2011 through 2015.

On January 7, 2021, President-elect Joe Biden nominated Raimondo to serve as the United States Secretary of Commerce in his cabinet.^[3] Her nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 2, 2021 with a 84-15 vote.^[4]

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