Xavier Suarez
Xavier Suarez | |
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Official portrait, c. 2010s | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Xavier Louis Suarez May 21, 1949 |
| Party | Democratic (before 2010) Republican (2010–2012, 2020–2025) Independent (2012–2020, 2025–present) |
| Spouse | Rita Suarez |
| Children | 4, including Francis |
| Relatives | Alex Mooney (nephew) |
| Education | Villanova University (BS) Harvard University (MPP, JD) |
Xavier Louis Suarez (born May 21, 1949) is an American politician who twice served as Mayor of Miami (1985–1993 and 1997–1998). He was the first Cuban-born individual to serve as the city's mayor. Suarez latter served as a Miami-Dade county commissioner (2011–2020). He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1996 Dade County mayoral election, 2020 Miami-Dade County mayoral election, and the 2025 Miami mayoral election.