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'''Michael Rubens Bloomberg''' (born 14 February, 1942 in New York City) is a businessman, philanthropist, funder of Bloomberg L.P., and current Mayor of [[New York City]].  Even though he was a life-long registered [[Democrat]], Michael Bloomberg successfully ran for mayor as a [[Republican]] in 2001 due in large part to the support of popular outgoing mayor [[Rudy Giuliani]], and was reelected to a second term in 2005.  Michael Bloomberg is also one of the richest people in the world according to ''Forbes'' magazine, with an estimated net worth of $5.3 billion.  Michael Bloomberg is currently divorced and has 2 children.

'''Michael Rubens Bloomberg''' (born 14 February, 1942 in New York City) is a businessman, philanthropist, funder of Bloomberg L.P., and current Mayor of [[New York City]].  Even though he was a life-long registered [[Democrat]], Michael Bloomberg successfully ran for mayor as a [[Republican]] in 2001 due in large part to the support of popular outgoing mayor [[Rudy Giuliani]], and was reelected to a second term in 2005.  Michael Bloomberg is also one of the richest people in the world according to ''Forbes'' magazine, with an estimated net worth of $5.3 billion.  Michael Bloomberg is currently divorced and has 2 children.

Bloomberg dropped his Republican Party affiliation on June 19, 2007, stating "I believe this brings my affiliation into alignment with how I have led and will continue to lead our city."<ref>http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11203856</ref>

Bloomberg dropped his Republican Party affiliation on June 19, 2007, stating "I believe this brings my affiliation into alignment with how I have led and will continue to lead our city."<ref>http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11203856</ref> Bloomberg is traditionally known as a fiscal conservative with social liberal tendencies.

==Education==

==Education==

Michael Bloomberg holds a Bachelor of Arts & Science from Johns Hopkins University and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University.  In 2001, Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism established the Bloomberg Chair in Journalism with a gift of $1.5 million from Bloomberg L.P.<ref>http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/01/05/bloomberg.html</ref>

Michael Bloomberg holds a Bachelor of Arts & Science from Johns Hopkins University and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University.  In 2001, Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism established the Bloomberg Chair in Journalism with a gift of $1.5 million from Bloomberg L.P.<ref>http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/01/05/bloomberg.html</ref>