Member of the Miami-Dade Board of Commissioners from the 7th district
In office May 24, 2011 – November 17, 2020
Preceded by
Carlos A. Giménez
Succeeded by
Raquel Regalado
35th and 39th Mayor of Miami
In office November 14, 1997 – March 12, 1998
Preceded by
Joe Carollo
Succeeded by
Joe Carollo
In office November 14, 1985 – November 11, 1993
Preceded by
Maurice Ferré
Succeeded by
Stephen P. Clark
Personal details
Born
Xavier Louis Suarez
(1949-05-21) May 21, 1949 (age 75) Las Villas, Cuba
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Rita Suarez
Children
4, including Francis
Relatives
Alex Mooney (nephew)
Education
Villanova University (BE) Harvard University (MPA, JD)
Xavier Louis Suarez (born May 21, 1949) is an American politician who was the first Cuban-born mayor of Miami[1] and was a Miami-Dade county commissioner.
^Nordheimer, Jon (November 14, 1985). "Man in the News: Xavier Louis Suarez; Miami's First Cuban-Born Mayor". The New York Times. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
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