"Pelosi" redirects here. For other people with this surname, see Pelosi (surname).
Nancy Pelosi
Official portrait, 2019
In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023
Preceded by
Paul Ryan
Succeeded by
Kevin McCarthy
In office January 4, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by
Dennis Hastert
Succeeded by
John Boehner
In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2019
Whip
Steny Hoyer
Preceded by
John Boehner
Succeeded by
Kevin McCarthy
In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007
Whip
Steny Hoyer
Preceded by
Dick Gephardt
Succeeded by
John Boehner
In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2023
Deputy
Steny Hoyer
Preceded by
Dick Gephardt
Succeeded by
Hakeem Jeffries
In office January 15, 2002 – January 3, 2003
Leader
Dick Gephardt
Preceded by
David Bonior
Succeeded by
Steny Hoyer
Incumbent
Assumed office June 2, 1987
Preceded by
Sala Burton
Constituency
In office F •
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
Official portrait, 2019
In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2023
Preceded by
Paul Ryan
Succeeded by
Kevin McCarthy
In office January 4, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by
Dennis Hastert
Succeeded by
John Boehner
In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2019
Deputy
Steny Hoyer
Preceded by
John Boehner
Succeeded by
Kevin McCarthy
In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007
Deputy
Steny Hoyer
Preceded by
Dick Gephardt
Succeeded by
John Boehner
In office January 15, 2002 – January 3, 2003
Leader
Dick Gephardt
Preceded by
David Bonior
Succeeded by
Steny Hoyer
Incumbent
Assumed office June 2, 1987
Preceded by
Sala Burton
Constituency
5th district (1987–1993) 8th district (1993–2013) 12th district (2013–present)
In office February 27, 1981 – April 3, 1983
Preceded by
Charles Manatt
Succeeded by
Peter Kelly
Born
Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro
(1940-03-26) March 26, 1940 (age •
Biography
Nancy Pelosiserved as the 52nd Speaker of the House of Representatives, having made history in 2007 when she was elected the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House. She made history again in January 2019 when she regained her position second-in-line to the presidency – the first person to do so in more than six decades.
Pelosi is the chief architect of generation-defining legislation under two Democratic administrations, including the Affordable Care Act and the American Rescue Plan. She led House Democrats for 20 years and previously served as House Democratic Whip. In 2013, she was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Seneca Falls, the birthplace of the American women’s rights movement. In 2024, she was awarded by President Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.
Pelosi has represented San Francisco in Congress for 37 years. Currently serving as Speaker Emerita of the House and as the Representative for California’s 11th Congressional District,