Pete Buttigieg Nominated for US Secretary of Transportation

NEWS |

Congratulations to alumnus Pete Buttigieg (2005, PPE) who has been nominated for the position of United States Secretary for Transportation by US President Elect Joe Biden.

Pete came to Pembroke in 2005 on a Rhodes Scholarship, graduating in 2007 with a first in PPE. He served as the mayor of South Bend, Indiana from 2012 to 2020 and in the early months of 2020 led an impressive campaign in the race to secure the Democratic Party nomination for the US Presidential Election, before withdrawing in early March.

Everyone at Pembroke would like to send their congratulations and best wishes to Pete on this exceptional achievement.