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Henry Cisneros (born June 11, 1947, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.) American politician who, as mayor of San Antonio (1981–89), was the first Latino to serve as mayor of a major U.S. city in the 20th century and who served as secretary of housing and urban development (1993–97) under U.S. Pres. Bill Clinton.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Entry Into Politics
- Scandal Tarnishes Reputation
- Resignation from HUD
- Further Reading
In 1974 doctoral candidate Cisneros returned to San Antonio, where he was employed as an assistant professor at the University of Texas branch campus. Always interested in public policy and politics, Cisneros won a seat on the city council in 1975 and was reelected in 1977 and 1979. Although sensitive to the special needs of the Hispanic community,...
Cisneros married his high school sweetheart, Mary Alice Perez, in 1969 and was the father of two daughters and a son. In 1988 his public announcement of an extramarital affair with Linda Medlar led to his resignation as mayor and the near destruction of his marriage. He reunited with his wife primarily because his infant son had been born the previ...
Throughout his ordeal, Cisneros continued to receive the support of the Clinton administration, but decided in 1996 not to remain in his post during the president's second term in office. The Associated Pressreported Cisneros's reasoning as financial. "Really, I came to do this for four years. I prayed I could stretch the finances that far," he sai...
For his early life, see Richard Erickson, "Cisneros: Media Creation or Right Man," Advertising Age (June 1981), and biographical file from the mayor's office. For his later life and public career, see Nicholas Leman, "First Hispanic," Esquire (December 1984); Irwin Ross, "Mayor Cisneros of San Antonio," Readers Digest (December 1984); and U.S. News...
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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, the second Latino mayor of a major American city and the city's first since 1842 (when Juan Seguín was forced out of office).
Cisneros was born in San Antonio on June 11, 1947, in a middle-class neighborhood on the city's predominantly Mexican west side. He was the oldest of five children of a Mexican-American father, a civilian administrator at a U.S. Army base, and a Mexican-expatriate mother, the daughter of a renowned dissident journalist and intellectual.
Born: 6/11/1947. Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas. Henry Cisneros served as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1993 to 1997, under President Clinton. After working as a professor of environmental studies and a city councilor in his native San Antonio, in 1981 Cisneros was elected mayor, becoming the first Hispanic to serve as mayor ...
I’m an associate professor at the Miller Center at the University of Virginia and head up the Clinton Presidential History Project. I’m Henry Cisneros, chairman of CityView, and served as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development [HUD] in the Clinton administration. I’m Ben Marquez, professor of political science at the University of ...
Oct 27, 2022 · Planning Magazine. From Mayor to HUD Secretary, Henry Cisneros Built a Political Career on Planning. The urbanist leader discusses his new career path, how infrastructure powers the economy, and why we need more planners in politics. Voices Q&A. Henry Cisneros in his office in San Antonio.
