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My Take
Julián Castro reads to me as a young standard-bearer who moved fast. A San Antonio kid and Stanford-trained lawyer, he became the youngest member of Obama's cabinet as HUD secretary, and his 2016 Ohtli Award speaks to real service within the Mexican-American community. I sense a Virgo's precision paired with a Tiger's nerve in how he climbed. What I find compelling is someone carrying his roots into the very center of national power and competing there on merit. Whatever comes next, I think his is a name worth keeping in the conversation, and I'll be watching.
Overview
Julián Castro ( HOO-lee-AHN, Spanish: [xuˈljan]; born September 16, 1974) is an American lawyer and politician from San Antonio, Texas. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the youngest member of President Obama's cabinet, serving as the 16th United States secretary of housing and urban development from 2014 to 2017.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Julián Castro
- Name (Japanese)
- フリアン・カストロ
- Reading
- ふりあん・かすとろ
- Born
- September 16, 1974 (age 51)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Tiger
- Origin
- San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- politician / lawyer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Thomas Jefferson High School
- University
- Stanford University
Awards & achievements
- 2016 Ohtli Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.