Donald John Trump was born on 14 June 1946 in Queens, New York City, in the United States. He is an American politician and businessman, and a member of the Republican Party. He is the 47th President of the United States, having taken office on 20 January 2025. He also served as the 45th President from 2017 to 2021, making him the first president since Grover Cleveland to serve two terms that were not next to each other.
Trump grew up in Queens as the fourth child of real estate developer Fred Trump and Mary Anne MacLeod Trump. He attended the New York Military Academy and then studied at Fordham University before moving to the University of Pennsylvania. He graduated from the university’s Wharton School in 1968 with a bachelor’s degree in economics, and then joined his father’s company, Elizabeth Trump & Son, later renamed the Trump Organization.
Over the following decades, Trump worked as a real estate developer in New York City and beyond, with projects including hotels, residential buildings and casinos. He became a well-known public figure through his books, including The Art of the Deal, published in 1987, and through television. From 2004 he hosted the reality television series The Apprentice, in which he popularised the phrase “You’re fired.”
Trump entered national politics when he sought the Republican Party’s nomination for president in 2016. He won the nomination and was elected president in November 2016, defeating Hillary Clinton. He served as the 45th President from January 2017 to January 2021. After losing the 2020 election to Joe Biden, he announced a new run for president in 2022, won the Republican nomination again, and won the 2024 election, defeating Kamala Harris.
Trump was sworn in as the 47th President on 20 January 2025. He is married to Melania Trump, and he has five children.
