John de Jongh Jr. is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on November 13, 1957 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
De Jongh was born and raised on St. Thomas. As a child, he attended Sts. Peter and Paul School on St. Thomas. After his parents’ divorce, he lived with his mother, Dolores, and two brothers, Stanley and Sydney, in Detroit, Michigan, where his mother was a social worker for the Detroit Public Schools. During the summer, de Jongh would return to St. Thomas to assist in his father’s law firm. De Jongh graduated from Detroit Catholic Central High School in 1976. After his graduation, he attended Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. During his college career, he held work-study jobs in Detroit, Houston, Philadelphia and St. Thomas and completed an urban study program that involved travel to the United Kingdom, Yugoslavia and The Netherlands. He earned an economics degree from Antioch College. De Jongh graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Antioch College in 1981.
De Jongh has been married to Cecile René Galiber since 1986. The couple have three children.
John Percy de Jongh Jr. (born November 13, 1957) is an American businessman and politician who served as the seventh elected Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands. He has been active in Virgin Islands politics and the business community since returning to St. Thomas after graduating from college in 1981. De Jongh has been involved in community development, commercial banking, served on the boards of business and philanthropic organizations, appointed to government positions and elected to public office.
