Ann Lois Romney(n eDavies; born April 16, 1949) is the wife of American businessman and politician Mitt Romney , who is the 2012 U.S. presidential election . From 2003 to 2007 she was First Lady of Massachusetts while her husband served as governor of the state.
She was raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan , and attended the private Kingswood School there, where she dated Mitt Romney. She converted to in 1966. She attended (BYU), married Mitt Romney, and in 1975 she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in French.
As First Lady of Massachusetts, she served as the governor's liaison for federal faith-based initiatives. She was involved in a number of children's charities, including Operation Kids , and was an active participant in her husband's 2008 presidential run .
Romney was diagnosed with equestrianism , she has consequently received recognition in as an adult amateur at the national level and competed professionally in as well. In 2008, she was also diagnosed with , a non-invasive type of . She underwent a in December of the same year and has since been cancer-free.
She and husband Mitt have five children, all boys, born between 1970 and 1981. They also have 18 grandchildren.
Early lifeBorn Ann Lois Davies, she was raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan , by parents Edward R. Davies and Lois Davies. She has two brothers. Her father, originally from Caerau near Episcopalian . At times she helped out at her father's plant.
Ann Davies knew of Mitt Romney since elementary school . She went to the private Kingswood School in Bloomfield Hills, which was the sister school to the all-boys senior prom in June 1965.
Marriage and children Early involvement in politics Multiple sclerosis Equestrianism Charitable work First Lady of Massachusetts Role in 2008 presidential campaign Between campaigns Role in 2012 presidential campaign Awards and honors See also References. : p. 37. 1969-03-22.
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