Please answer the following question: Facts: - website: government website campaign website - birth name: peter paul montgomery buttigieg - party: democratic - battles: war in afghanistan - allegiance: united states - predecessor: steve luecke - office: 32nd mayor of south bend - term start: january 1 , 2012 - birth date: 19 january 1982 - name: pete buttigieg - branch: united states navy - image: petebuttigieg.jpg - birth place: south bend , indiana , u.s. - rank: 12px lieutenant - alma mater: harvard university pembroke college , oxford Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of pete buttigieg .
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pete buttigieg -lrb- ; born january 19 , 1982 -rrb- is an american politician who is the current and 32nd mayor of south bend , indiana .a member of the democratic party , buttigieg has been serving as mayor since january 1 , 2012 .