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North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) was elected in 2016 with no prior political experience. Burgum previously worked in business, serving as president of Great Plains Software, which he sold to Microsoft in 2001. He then became senior vice president of Microsoft Business Solutions Group.

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North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) was elected in 2016 with no prior political experience. Burgum previously worked in business, serving as president of Great Plains Software, which he sold to Microsoft in 2001. He then became senior vice president of Microsoft Business Solutions Group.

Biography
Birthdate Aug. 1, 1956
Birthplace Arthur, N.D.
Party Republican
Spouse Kathryn Helgaas Burgum
Children Three children
Education North Dakota State University, B.A.; Stanford University, MBA
Current Offices North Dakota Governor
Former Offices No previous elected offices
  • Republican presidential candidate North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks at the Republican Party of Iowa's 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, Friday, July 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
  • Republican presidential candidate North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks at the Republican Party of Iowa's 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, Friday, July 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
  • North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum gestures as he speaks
  • FILE - North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks at the state Capitol on April 10, 2020, in Bismarck, N.D. Burgum has signed a bill into law that allows public school teachers and state government employees to ignore the pronouns their transgender students and colleagues use, the governor's office announced Monday, May 8, 2023 (Mike McCleary/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File)
  • FILE - North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks at the state Capitol on April 10, 2020, in Bismarck, N.D. In the coming weeks, at least four additional candidates are expected to launch their own campaigns for the White House, including Burgum. (Mike McCleary/The Bismarck Tribune via AP, File)

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