What is Nancy Pelosi Known For? Make a Short Profile – UPSC Notes

Nancy Pelosi. If you are a wide newspaper reader and are very much updated about world politics you must be knowing each and everything about Nancy Pelosi. If you are an international politics enthusiast you might have heard this name, Nancy Pelosi. In the raging news of rising Taiwan Tension with China and suspicions of war sprout are started by the visit of Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan. If you are not an international politics observer or you are not interested in international relations you should understand the name Nancy Pelosi for one of the most powerful women and one of most empowered women in the world. Through this blog let us check more about Nancy Pelosi and What is Nancy Pelosi Known For.  

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Nancy Pelosi – General Information.

Nancy Pelosi is an American Politician and is currently serving as the speaker of the United States House of Representatives from the year of 2019. She has been to the post earlier during the time period of 2007-2011. The Landmark thing about Nancy Pelosi is that she is the first woman to become the speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States.

Born – 26 March 1940, in Baltimore to an Italian American family

Age – 82 years

Parents – Annunciata M. “Nancy” D’Alesandro and Thomas D’Alesandro Jr.

Spouse – Paul Pelosi in 1963

Education – Institute of Notre Dame, all-girls Catholic high school in Baltimore, Trinity College in Washington, D.C

Current Post: Speaker of House of Representatives U.S

Political Party: Democratic Party

Nancy Pelosi Political Career

Nancy Pelosi has been actively involved in the United States politics since 1987. She won the special election in 1987 and has been elected as a US representative after her predecessor Sala Borne suggested her name for election.  Before her elections to the congress, she chaired California Democratic Party from 1981 until 1983. From 1988 to till the time she has been elected as the representative consecutively for the 18th time. She has been the only women to be the speaker of the house of representatives. She has been to the post twice. One is during the time period of 2007 to 2011 and the other is current serving tenure. She was not being just the first women to be elected as the speaker but also the only woman to be elected as the speaker of house of representatives of the United States.

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Nancy Pelosi and Taiwan Visit

Nancy Pelosi has visited Taiwan which is an island situated nearby China and has accelerated the Tension between Taiwan and China. China argues Taiwan has been a part of it from time immemorial and now also and wants to reunify Taiwan to the Republic of China. But Taiwan being an independent country argues that Taiwan has never been a part of China officially. In these tensions and aspirations, the visit of Nancy Pelosi accompanied by five House representative members has accelerated the tension upon the China – Taiwan relations. China started to showcase their military exercises around Taiwan and is unofficially indicating the war preparation of the breaking of the status quo. For the US , Taiwan is also strategically important to defend China from exercising their power in the North Pacific Ocean. The official stands of the countries are yet to be informed by the officials.

Conclusion.

Apart from the political uprisings that happen in the international scenario, Nancy Pelosi is a true inspiration for all the women in the world. Becoming the speaker of one of the most powerful countries in the world is truly an inspiration to all the women out there. Being in her 80’s and still serving the country, people is also another inspiration to all the elder people in the world. Apart from being inspiration in various fields her name is and important general awareness to be noted and studied for every competitive examination. Enroll Entri for more general awareness. Keep studying Keep winning.