World's Richest Politicians

By siliconindia  |  Monday, 30 November -1, 05:30:00 AM IST

Henry Ross Perot Sr.:

Henry Ross Perot Sr. is the fifth richest politician in the world with a net worth of $3.5 billion. He was a two-time presidential candidate in the United States in 1992 and 1996.

Perot dropped $60 million on his first presidential campaign in 1992, capturing 19 percent of the vote. Henry founded the Reform Party in 1995 and ran under that banner in 1996, gaining 8 percent of the vote. In 2011 Perot was ranked by Forbes as the 99th-richest person in the United States.

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