Ed Schafer
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President of the University of North Dakota Acting |
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In office January 14, 2016 – July 1, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Kelley |
| Succeeded by | Mark Kennedy |
| 29th United States Secretary of Agriculture | |
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In office January 28, 2008 – January 20, 2009 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Mike Johanns |
| Succeeded by | Tom Vilsack |
| 30th Governor of North Dakota | |
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In office December 15, 1992 – December 15, 2000 |
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| Lieutenant | Rosemarie Myrdal |
| Preceded by | George Sinner |
| Succeeded by | John Hoeven |
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Edward Thomas Schafer August 8, 1946 Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Nancy Jones |
| Children | 2 2 stepchildren |
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University of North Dakota (BA) University of Denver (MBA) |
Edward Thomas "Ed" Schafer (born August 8, 1946) is a business leader, who was the 30th Governor of North Dakota from 1992 to 2000. Shafer also served as the 29th United States Secretary of Agriculture from 2008 to 2009, appointed by President George W. Bush. He was appointed as the Interim President of the University of North Dakota, serving from January through June 2016.
Schafer was born and raised in Bismarck, North Dakota, United states and is the son of Marian Nelsen and businessman Harold Schafer. He is of German descent. He has one sister, Pamela (Pam).
Shafer attended the University of North Dakota, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1969. He pledged and became a member of Sigma Nu fraternity while an undergraduate. His M.B.A. degree was obtained from the University of Denver in 1970.
The former Nancy Jones is Shafer's wife. Together, they have two children: Thomas "Tom" Schafer and Ellie Schafer. Shafer has two stepchildren: Eric Jones and Kari (Jones) Hammer.
His sister, Pam Schafer, was the first wife of former Democratic-NPL U.S. Senator Kent Conrad.
Shaffer took a full-time job after graduation with his family's firm, the Gold Seal Company. Gold Seal North Dakota-based manufacturing company founded and owned by his father, Harold Shafer, in 1942.
Golden Seal was the distributor of "Mr. Bubble" bubble bath, "Glass Wax" glass cleaner and "Snowy Bleach."
Ed Shafer rose through the ranks at Golden Seal, working in several divisions of the company. Eventually, he served as company president from 1978 to 1985. At its height, Golden Seal generated more than $50 million in annual revenues, which made it one of North Dakota's largest privately-held firms.
Shafer has had a long-time interest in building machinery and equipment from used, scrap materials. Shafer was selected as a contestant on the Discovery Channel's engineering game show Junkyard Wars, when his team worked to build a machine from junked components.
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