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Cherelle Lesley Parker (born September 9, 1972) [2] is an American politician who has served as the 100th mayor of Philadelphia since 2024. She is the first woman to hold the office.
The mayor of Philadelphia is the chief executive of the government of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, [1] as stipulated by the Charter of the City of Philadelphia. The current mayor of Philadelphia is Cherelle Parker , who is the first woman to hold the position.
Cherelle Parker has officially made history, becoming Philadelphia's 100th mayor and the first woman to ever take on the leadership role for the city.
Philadelphia's three most recent mayors were previously members of Philadelphia City Council who resigned their seats to run for mayor due to the "resign to run" provision of Philadelphia's election law. Ed Rendell was the last mayor that did not come from City Council.
Indeed, Parker was handily elected Philadelphia’s 100th mayor on Tuesday, with 73.8% of the vote against Republican David Oh. The win is historic, with Parker shattering barriers to become both ...
Cherelle Parker, who has held local and state office and first got involved in politics as a teenager, publicly swore her oath of office on Tuesday as Philadelphia’s 100th mayor, becoming the ...
Cherelle Parker, 51, also becomes city’s fourth Black mayor
Before he became mayor, Kenney was a member of the Philadelphia City Council for 23 years, serving as a Councilman at Large from January 1992 until January 29, 2015, when he resigned to run for mayor. [1] [2] [3] Kenney was re-elected to a second term as mayor on November 5, 2019.