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president of the los angeles city council wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 history toggle history subsection 1 1 early history 1 2 new city charter 2 responsibilities 3 list of presidents 1919 present 4 president pro tempore toggle president pro tempore subsection 4 1 list of presidents pro tempore 4 2 assistant presidents pro tempore 4 2 1 list of assistant presidents pro tempore 5 references toggle the table of contents president of the los angeles city council add languages add links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia president of the los angeles city council seal of the city of los angeles flag of los angeles incumbent marqueece harris dawson since september 20 2024 style council president member of los angeles city council appointer elected by members of the city council inaugural holder boyle workman formation 1919 deputy bob blumenfield president pro tempore website city council the president of the los angeles city council is the presiding officer of the los angeles city council the president presides as chair over meetings of the council and assignments to city council committees and handles parliamentary duties like ruling motions in or out of order the president automatically becomes an acting mayor when the mayor is out of state since 2020 the president has been elected at the first scheduled council meeting in january of even numbered years 1 the current president is democrat marqueece harris dawson who took office on september 20 2024 history edit early history edit the office of the president was created with the introduction of the los angeles common council in 1850 with one of the members of the council serving as the president 2 3 the first president of the common council was pioneer david w alexander who was elected in 1850 before resigning a year later 4 in 1889 the los angeles city council was created under the first city charter though the office stayed relatively the same 5 new city charter edit in 1965 the job of president pro tempore was created to preside during the absence of the president with the first officer being councilman thomas d shepard shepard presided when l e timberlake became acting mayor due to mayor sam yorty traveling outside the country 6 the assistant pro tempore was created in 1977 with councilman ernani bernardi as the officer who presided over meeting if both the president and the president pro tempore are out councilman john ferraro is the longest serving president serving for 20 years in two terms the first woman to be elected as the city council president was pat russell who held the title until 1987 when she was defeated in the city council elections 7 the first latino elected was alex padilla in 2001 after defeating incumbent ruth galanter he served as acting mayor days after the 9 11 attacks as mayor james hahn traveled out of the city 8 9 the first african american president was herb wesson who was elected in 2012 and served until 2020 the first latina president was nury martinez who was elected in 2020 and served until 2022 10 responsibilities edit the president pro tempore is bob blumenfield since september 20 2024 the assistant president pro tempore is john lee since april 14 2026 presiding over meetings of the council giving assignments to city council committees handling parliamentary duties like ruling motions in or out of order serving as an acting mayor for the mayor of los angeles if the office is vacant list of presidents 1919 present edit no portrait officeholder tenure start tenure end pro tem assistant pro tem mayor 1 boyle workman 4th wilshire center july 7 1919 july 5 1921 office did not exist office did not exist meredith p snyder 2 ralph luther criswell 7th vermont square july 5 1921 july 1 1923 george e cryer 3 boyle workman 4th wilshire center july 1 1923 june 30 1925 july 1 1925 june 30 1927 4 william g bonelli 14th eagle rock july 1 1927 june 30 1929 5 winfred j sanborn 9th boyle heights july 1 1929 june 30 1931 john clinton porter 6 charles h randall 1st sun valley july 1 1931 june 30 1933 7 howard w davis 7th vermont square july 1 1933 june 30 1935 frank l shaw 8 robert l burns 4th wilshire center july 1 1935 june 30 1937 july 1 1937 june 30 1939 july 1 1939 june 30 1941 fletcher bowron 9 g vernon bennett 10th university park july 1 1941 june 30 1943 10 robert l burns 4th wilshire center july 1 1943 june 30 1945 11 george h moore 15th wilmington july 1 1945 june 30 1947 12 harold a henry 4th windsor square july 1 1947 june 30 1949 july 1 1949 june 30 1951 july 1 1951 june 30 1953 13 john s gibson jr 15th san pedro july 1 1953 june 30 1955 norris poulson july 1 1955 june 30 1957 july 1 1957 june 30 1959 july 1 1959 june 30 1961 14 harold a henry 4th windsor square july 1 1961 june 30 1963 sam yorty 15 l e timberlake 6th gramercy park july 1 1963 june 30 1965 july 1 1965 june 30 1967 thomas d shepard july 1 1967 june 30 1969 john s gibson jr 16 john s gibson jr 15th san pedro july 1 1969 june 30 1971 billy g mills july 1 1971 june 30 1973 july 1 1973 june 30 1975 robert j stevenson tom bradley july 1 1975 june 30 1977 john ferraro 17 john ferraro 4th hancock park july 1 1977 june 30 1979 joel wachs ernani bernardi july 1 1979 june 30 1981 18 joel wachs 2nd studio city july 1 1981 june 30 1983 peggy stevenson 19 pat russell 6th westchester july 1 1983 june 30 1985 july 1 1985 june 30 1987 joan milke flores 20 john ferraro 4th hancock park july 1 1987 june 30 1989 marvin braude july 1 1989 june 30 1991 joan milke flores july 1 1991 june 30 1993 july 1 1993 june 30 1995 richard alatorre richard j riordan july 1 1995 june 30 1997 joel wachs mike hernandez july 1 1997 june 30 1999 ruth galanter july 1 1999 april 17 2001 ruth galanter rudy svorinich 21 ruth galanter 6th venice april 17 2001 july 1 2001 mark ridley thomas 22 alex padilla 7th pacoima july 1 2001 june 30 2003 cindy miscikowski james hahn july 1 2003 june 30 2005 cindy miscikowski eric garcetti july 1 2005 january 1 2006 wendy greuel tony cárdenas antonio villaraigosa 23 eric garcetti 13th echo park january 1 2006 june 30 2007 jan perry july 1 2007 june 30 2009 july 1 2009 january 2 2012 jan perry dennis zine 24 herb wesson 10th mid city january 2 2012 june 30 2012 ed reyes tom labonge july 1 2013 june 30 2015 mitchell englander eric garcetti july 1 2015 june 30 2017 nury martinez july 1 2017 december 31 2018 january 15 2019 june 30 2019 nury martinez joe buscaino july 1 2019 january 5 2020 25 nury martinez 6th sun valley january 5 2020 december 14 2020 joe buscaino david ryu december 14 2020 june 30 2021 vacant july 1 2021 september 21 2021 october 1 2021 october 10 2022 mitch o farrell 26 paul krekorian 2nd toluca lake october 18 2022 october 25 2022 october 25 2022 december 12 2022 curren price december 12 2022 june 13 2023 karen bass june 13 2023 june 20 2023 vacant june 20 2023 september 20 2024 marqueece harris dawson bob blumenfield 27 marqueece harris dawson 8th gramercy park september 20 2024 december 10 2024 bob blumenfield vacant december 10 2024 january 28 2025 january 28 2025 april 14 2026 nithya raman april 14 2026 incumbent john lee president pro tempore edit the president pro tempore of the los angeles city council is the second highest ranking presiding officer of the los angeles city council serving directly below the council president the position was established in 1965 the president pro tempore presides over council meetings when the council president is absent and performs other duties assigned under the council s rules 11 list of presidents pro tempore edit thomas d shepard 1965 1967 ernani bernardi 1967 1971 john s gibson jr 1971 1975 john ferraro 1975 1977 john s gibson jr 1977 1979 david s cunningham jr 1979 1981 john s gibson jr 1981 1985 joan milke flores 1985 1987 john ferraro 1987 1989 joel wachs 1989 1991 ruth galanter 1991 1993 richard alatorre 1993 1995 john ferraro 1995 1997 ruth galanter 1997 1999 john ferraro 1999 2001 hal bernson 2001 2003 eric garcetti 2003 2005 alex padilla 2005 2006 jan perry 2009 2011 ed reyes 2011 2013 bernard c parks 2013 2015 joe buscaino 2015 2017 mitchell englander 2017 2019 nury martinez 2019 2020 joe buscaino 2020 2022 marqueece harris dawson 2022 2023 bob blumenfield 2024 present assistant presidents pro tempore edit the assistant president pro tempore of the los angeles city council is a leadership position subordinate to the president pro tempore the position was established in 1977 the assistant president pro tempore assists the president pro tempore and may exercise the duties of that office when the president pro tempore is unavailable 12 list of assistant presidents pro tempore edit ernani bernardi 1977 1979 john s gibson jr 1979 1981 joan milke flores 1989 1993 richard alatorre 1993 1995 ruth galanter 1997 1999 jan perry 2006 2009 dennis p zine 2009 2011 ed reyes 2011 2013 bernard c parks 2013 2015 tom labonge 2013 2015 nury martinez 2015 2019 joe buscaino 2019 2020 curren d price jr 2020 2022 bob blumenfield 2022 2024 nithya raman 2025 2026 john lee 2026 present references edit what do city council members do la 101 guide newmark marco r 1948 ordinances and regulations of los angeles 1832 1888 part i the quarterly historical society of southern california 30 1 university of california press 26 41 doi 10 2307 41168148 jstor 41168148 chronological record of los angeles city officials 1850 1938 1868 1869 section page 11 clare wallace los angeles public library reference file april 26 1939 with sources as listed there pdf dbase1 lapl org retrieved october 3 2026 stevens mark h december 1 2004 the road to reform los angeles municipal elections of 1909 part ii university of california press council president timberlake plans retirement july 1 may 15 1969 page b 1 proquest com retrieved october 3 2026 the women of the los angeles city council part two los angeles public library march 15 2021 ca officials allgov com archived from the original on december 23 2020 retrieved november 9 2020 alex padilla has been rising political star since his 20s when he became l a s youngest councilmember ktla 2020 12 22 new la city council president nury martinez outlines her vision los angeles daily news january 14 2020 article 1 legislative powers codelbrary amlegal com retrieved 3 october 2026 president of the los angeles city council wikipedia webfiddle net retrieved 2026 09 25 v t e presidents of the los angeles city council lusk works williams whiffen betkouski conwell farmer workman criswell bonelli sanborn randall davis burns bennett moore henry gibson timberlake ferraro wachs russell galanter padilla garcetti wesson martinez krekorian harris dawson v t e government of los angeles city hall city council district 1 district 2 district 3 district 4 district 5 district 6 district 7 district 8 district 9 district 10 district 11 district 12 district 13 district 14 district 15 departments emergency preparedness fire housing libraries police recreation and parks port transportation water and power airports elections general 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 sp 2020 2022 2023 sp 2024 mayoral 1896 1898 1900 1902 1904 1906 1909 m 1909 n 1911 1913 1915 1917 1919 1921 1923 1925 1929 1933 1937 1938 1941 1945 1949 1953 1957 1961 1965 1969 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2022 2026 city attorney 2009 officials elected mayor city attorney city controller appointed city clerk public defender city administrative officer cao director of finance city treasurer chief legislative analyst cla chief technology officer chief data officer deputies to elected officials school districts los angeles unified school district las virgenes unified school district former los angeles city school district los angeles city high school district v t e city of los angeles outline of the history of los angeles bibliography of los angeles timeline of los angeles by topic history transportation culture landmarks historic sites skyscrapers demographics crime sports media music notable people lists murals government flag mayor city council president common council other elected officials airport dwp fire department police public schools libraries port transportation regions crescenta valley downtown eastside harbor area greater hollywood northeast la northwest la san fernando valley south la westside central los angeles wilshire area retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title president_of_the_los_angeles_city_council oldid 1378230924 categories los angeles city council members speakers of city councils los angeles city council hidden categories articles with short description short description with empty wikidata description this page was last edited on 3 october 2026 at 16 20 utc page was rendered with parsoid text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike 4 0 license additional terms may apply by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc a non profit organization privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia legal safety contacts code of conduct developers statistics cookie statement mobile view search search toggle the table of contents president of the los angeles city council add languages add topic