Henry Cisneros
Henry Cisneros | |
|---|---|
| 10th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | |
| In office January 22, 1993 – January 20, 1997 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Jack Kemp |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Cuomo |
| 173rd Mayor of San Antonio | |
| In office May 1, 1981 – June 1, 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Lila Cockrell |
| Succeeded by | Lila Cockrell |
| 60th President of the National League of Cities | |
| In office 1986 | |
| Preceded by | George Voinovich |
| Succeeded by | Kathy Reynolds |
| City Council of San Antonio | |
| In office 1975 – May 1, 1981 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Gabriel Cisneros June 11, 1947 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Mary Perez (m. 1969) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Texas A&M University (BA, MA) Harvard University (MPA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (attended) George Washington University (DPA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Unit | Massachusetts Army National Guard |
Henry Gabriel Cisneros (born June 11, 1947) is an American politician and businessman. He served as the mayor of San Antonio, Texas, from 1981 to 1989. He was the second Latino mayor of a major American city and the city's first since 1842. A Democrat, Cisneros served as the 10th Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the Clinton Administration from 1993 to 1997. As HUD Secretary, Cisneros was credited with initiating the revitalization of many public housing developments and with formulating policies that contributed to achieving the nation's highest ever rate of home ownership. In his role as the President's chief representative to the cities, Cisneros worked in more than two hundred cities across the United States. Concurrently with deciding to leave the HUD position, reports surfaced of allegedpayments to his former mistress.