Barack Obama Assumed office
January 20, 2009 |
| Vice President |
Joe Biden |
| Preceded by |
George W. Bush |
United States Senator
from Illinois |
In office
January 3, 2005 – November 16, 2008 |
| Preceded by |
Peter Fitzgerald |
| Succeeded by |
Roland Burris |
Illinois State Senator
from the 13th District |
In office
January 8, 1997 – November 4, 2004 |
| Preceded by |
Alice Palmer |
| Succeeded by |
Kwame Raoul |
| Barack Obama Personal details |
| Barack Obama Birth |
Barack Hussein Obama II
August 4, 1961 (age 50)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Political party |
Democratic Party |
| Barack Obama Spouse(s) |
Michelle Robinson (1992–present) |
| Barack Obama Children |
Malia (b.1998)
Sasha (b.2001) |
| Barack Obama Residence |
White House (Official)
Chicago, Illinois (Private) |
| Alma mater |
Occidental College
Columbia University (BA)
Harvard Law School (JD) |
| Barack Obama Profession |
Community organizer
Lawyer
Constitutional law professor
Author |
| Barack Obama Religion |
Christianity |