Mitt Romney is an honorific American politician as well as a high-profile businessman who is most noted for being former Governor of Massachusetts and a candidate for the presidency of United States of America in the 2012 election. Mitt Romney is a significant member of the Republican Party of USA and was nominated twice for the position of president of USA, but both times, Barack Obama won the position with very little difference in the number of votes.

The American businessman and politician who served as the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007. Mitt Romney has a net worth of $250 million.

Apart from being a prolific politician, he is also noted as a great public speaker as well as a businessman. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in English with highest honors in 1971, giving commencement addresses to both the College of Humanities and to the whole of  Brigham Young University (BYU) where his wife schooled too.

Early Life – Education

Born as Willard Mitt Romney on March 12, 1947, in Detroit, Michigan, he has an English, Scottish as well as German heritage. His father is George W. Romney, an automobile executive who had three other children. Mitt attended Cranbrook School and graduated to earn an internship in the Governor’s office before enrolling into the reputed Stanford University as well as the University of Harvard, where he earned two degrees, one in law and an MBA.

Business And Political Career

Romney initiated his career in business as a consultant in the company named “Bain & Company” and later left the company to fund his new endeavors in business such as “Bain Capital”. This firm founded by Mitt Romney earned him a lot of money and provided him success as a veteran businessman.

Alongside his business career, Mitt Romney pursued his dream of becoming a great politician and like his father, George W. Romney, a former Governor of Massachusetts, Romney also got voted to the same position. He served as the Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and then left the position in 2007 with a hope to attain another level of success as a politician, the president of United States. His two candidacies for the position did not turn out so well, and with very little difference in the number of votes, Mitt Romney failed to become the president.

Due to his many endeavours, it was not clear his exact net worth as it was estimated to be between $150 and $250 Million. Between their retirement funds, the blind trusts in the names of their kids and the over $22 million they made in 2010, Mitt Romney sure has a solid net worth.

Personal Life – Wife and Full Bio

His senior year in school, Romney started dating Ann Davies who was attending Kingswood School, a sister school to Cranbrook which was all boys. By graduation time in 1965, Ann and Romney got engaged but did not make it official.

After graduation, Romney began a thirty-month stint in France as a Mormon missionary. This is a traditional rite of passage in his family. He spent a lot of time in France doing a very successful missionary work and when he came back, he got back to Ann who had converted to the Mormon faith while he was away. They got married on March 21, 1969, and had a Mormon wedding ceremony the next day at the Salt Lake Temple.

The couple had their first son in 1970 while they were still undergraduates at BYU and were living in a basement apartment. The rest of the kids were born after Romney’s career had kicked off proper.

Mitt Romney has been living an honored life as a public speaker, a witty businessman, as well as a recognized author and all these projects add greatly to his net worth. Romney, a father of five sons, has been enjoying his blissful marriage with Ann Davies, since 1969. One of the wealthiest politicians in the United States of America, Mitt Romney holds a net worth of $250 million.

Quick Facts about Mitt Romney, Net Worth

Full Name: Willard Mitt Romney

Profession: Politician, businessperson, author

Height: 6ft 1 in

Ethnicity: English, Scottish, German, American

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: March 12, 1947

Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Education: Harvard University

Marital status: Married to Ann Davies

Astrological sign: Pisces

Mitt Romney Net Worth: $250 million