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Edward Thomas "Ed" Schafer (born August 8, 1946) served as the 29th United States Secretary of Agriculture from 2008 to 2009. He also served as the 30th Governor of North Dakota from 1992 to 2000. He has been named the interim president of the University of North Dakota, and will start his term in January of 2016.〔(UPDATE: Schafer to serve as interim president at UND (Grand Forks Herald article-November 10, 2015) )〕 ==Early life, career, and family== Schafer was born and raised in Bismarck, North Dakota, and is the son of Marian Nelsen and businessman Harold Schafer. He is of German descent.〔Brooke, James. ''()''. ''The New York Times''. March 2, 1996. Accessed December 10, 2012.〕 His sister, Pam Schafer, was the first wife of former Democratic-NPL U.S. Senator Kent Conrad.〔http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1007/103107cdpm2.htm〕 His educational background includes a bachelor's degree from the University of North Dakota, where he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity, and an M.B.A. from the University of Denver. Following graduation, he went to work at the Gold Seal Company, a North Dakota-based manufacturing company owned by his father, eventually serving as company president from 1978 to 1985. He is married to the former Nancy Jones and has two children: Tom Schafer and Ellie Schafer; and two stepchildren: Eric Jones and Kari Jones. He is the first North Dakota Governor to be married while in office. Schafer has also played an active role in the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation an organization which preserves the landmarks and legacy of the time that US 26th President, Theodore Roosevelt spent in and around Medora, North Dakota, between 1883 to 1889. Ed was the captain of the "High Flyers" on the Discovery Channel TV show ''Junkyard Wars''. Schafer was on during the fifth season of the show and won 2nd Place when the team lost to the "Jet Doctors" in the Season Five finale. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ed Schafer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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