Mitchell Landrieu
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| 61st Mayor of New Orleans | |
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Assumed office May 3, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Ray Nagin |
| President of the United States Conference of Mayors | |
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Assumed office 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Mick Cornett |
| 51st Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana | |
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In office January 11, 2004 – May 3, 2010 |
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| Governor |
Kathleen Blanco Bobby Jindal |
| Preceded by | Kathleen Blanco |
| Succeeded by | Scott Angelle |
| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 90th district |
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In office 1992–2004 |
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| Preceded by | James St. Raymond |
| Succeeded by | Timothy Burns |
| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 89th district |
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In office 1988–1992 |
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| Preceded by | Mary Landrieu |
| Succeeded by | Pete Schneider |
| Personal details | |
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Mitchell Joseph Landrieu August 16, 1960 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Cheryl Quirk |
| Children | 5 |
| Education |
Catholic University (BA) Loyola University, New Orleans (JD) |
Mitchell Joseph "Mitch" Landrieu (/ˈlændruː/ LAN-drew; born August 16, 1960) is an American politician and lawyer who is the 61st and current Mayor of New Orleans. A Democrat, Landrieu served as the 51st Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana from 2004 to 2010 prior to becoming mayor.
He is the son of former New Orleans mayor and Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Moon Landrieu and the brother of the former U.S. Senator from Louisiana, Mary Landrieu. In 2007, he won a second term as lieutenant governor in the October 20, 2007 nonpartisan blanket primary by defeating two Republicans: State Representative Gary J. Beard and Sammy Kershaw.
He was elected Mayor of New Orleans on February 6, 2010, garnering 66 percent of the citywide vote and claiming victory in 365 of the city's 366 voting precincts. He was reelected mayor on February 1, 2014, with nearly 64 percent of the vote in a three-candidate field.
Landrieu was born and raised in the Broadmoor neighborhood of New Orleans, the fifth of nine children of Maurice "Moon" and Verna Satterlee Landrieu. After graduating from Jesuit High School in 1978, he enrolled at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. where he majored in political science and theatre. In 1985, he earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Loyola University Law School in New Orleans.
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