Government-Local-Mayor
Franc Weerwind (1964- )
Franciscus “Franc” Max Weerwind is the first black mayor of a major city in the Netherlands; moreover, he has been...
Wilmot Collins (1963- )
Wilmot Collins, a recent Liberian refugee, became mayor of the city of Helena, Montana after defeating four-term incumbent mayor, James...
Lyman S. Parks (1917-2009)
Lyman S. Parks was the first African American mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan, serving in the role from 1971 to...
Marvin Johnathan Rees (1972- )
Since 2016, Marvin Jonathan Rees, a member of the British Labour Party, has presided as mayor of Bristol, England. Born...
Noel C. Taylor (1924-1998)
Noel C. Taylor became the first African American mayor of Roanoke, Virginia. He held office from 1976 to 1992, and was the city’s...
Marilyn Strickland (1962- )
On November 3, 2020, Marilyn Strickland won the open seat in Washington’s 10th Congressional District, becoming the first Black Representative...
Apolinar Salcedo Caicedo (1955- )
Apolinar Salcedo is a blind attorney and a former mayor of the city of Cali, Colombia, population 2.3 million. He was born in El Cerrito,...
Severiano de Heredia (1836-1901)
The first mayor of African descent of a major European city, Severiano de Heredia, was born in Havana, Cuba, on November 8, 1836. He was the son...
Melvin Carter (1979- )
Thirty-eight-year old politician Melvin Carter III was born in 1979 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He is the first African American to serve as...
