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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 Paul Krekorian, who was elected on October 18, 2022.[2]Table of ContentsHistory[edit]Early history[edit]New city charter[edit]Responsibilities[edit]List of presidents (1919\u2013present)[edit]References[edit]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.[3][4] The first president of the Common Council was pioneer David W. Alexander, who was elected in 1850 before resigning a year later.[5] In 1889, the Los Angeles City Council was created under the first city charter, though the office stayed relatively the same.[6]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.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9][10] 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.[11]Responsibilities[edit]    The Assistant President Pro Tempore has been Vacant since December 14, 2020presiding 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\u2013present)[edit]No.PortraitOfficeholderTenure startTenure endPro Tem.Assistant Pro Tem.Mayor1Boyle Workman(4th\u2013Wilshire Center)July 7, 1919July 5, 1921Office did not existOffice did not existMeredith P. Snyder2Ralph Luther Criswell (7th\u2013Vermont Square)July 5, 1921July 1, 1923George E. Cryer3Boyle Workman(4th\u2013Wilshire Center)July 1, 1923June 30, 1925July 1, 1925June 30, 19274William G. Bonelli(14th\u2013Eagle Rock)July 1, 1927June 30, 19295Winfred J. Sanborn (9th\u2013Boyle Heights)July 1, 1929June 30, 1931John Clinton Porter6Charles H. Randall (1st\u2013Sun Valley)July 1, 1931June 30, 19337Howard W. Davis(7th\u2013Vermont Square)July 1, 1933June 30, 1935Frank L. Shaw8Robert L. Burns (4th\u2013Wilshire Center)July 1, 1935June 30, 1937July 1, 1937June 30, 1939July 1, 1939June 30, 1941Fletcher Bowron9G. Vernon Bennett (10th\u2013University Park)July 1, 1941June 30, 194310Robert L. Burns (4th\u2013Wilshire Center)July 1, 1943June 30, 194511George H. Moore (15th\u2013Wilmington)July 1, 1945June 30, 194712Harold A. Henry(4th\u2013Windsor Square)July 1, 1947June 30, 1949July 1, 1949June 30, 1951July 1, 1951June 30, 195313John S. Gibson Jr.(15th\u2013San Pedro)July 1, 1953June 30, 1955Norris PoulsonJuly 1, 1955June 30, 1957July 1, 1957June 30, 1959July 1, 1959June 30, 196114Harold A. Henry (4th\u2013Windsor Square)July 1, 1961June 30, 1963Sam Yorty15L. E. Timberlake (6th\u2013Gramercy Park)July 1, 1963June 30, 1965July 1, 1965June 30, 1967Thomas D. ShepardJuly 1, 1967June 30, 1969John S. Gibson Jr.16John S. Gibson Jr. (15th\u2013San Pedro)July 1, 1969June 30, 1971Billy G. MillsJuly 1, 1971June 30, 1973July 1, 1973June 30, 1975Robert J. StevensonTom BradleyJuly 1, 1975June 30, 1977John Ferraro17John Ferraro (4th\u2013Hancock Park)July 1, 1977June 30, 1979Joel WachsErnani BernardiJuly 1, 1979June 30, 198118Joel Wachs (2nd\u2013Studio City)July 1, 1981June 30, 1983Peggy Stevenson19Pat Russell (6th\u2013Westchester)July 1, 1983June 30, 1985July 1, 1985June 30, 1987Joan Milke Flores20John Ferraro (4th\u2013Hancock Park)July 1, 1987June 30, 1989Marvin BraudeJuly 1, 1989June 30, 1991Joan Milke FloresJuly 1, 1991June 30, 1993July 1, 1993June 30, 1995Richard AlatorreRichard J. RiordanJuly 1, 1995June 30, 1997Joel WachsMike HernandezJuly 1, 1997June 30, 1999Ruth GalanterJuly 1, 1999April 17, 2001Ruth GalanterRudy Svorinich21Ruth Galanter (6th\u2013Venice)April 17, 2001July 1, 2001Mark Ridley-Thomas22Alex Padilla(7th\u2013Pacoima)July 1, 2001June 30, 2003Cindy MiscikowskiJames HahnJuly 1, 2003June 30, 2005Cindy MiscikowskiEric GarcettiJuly 1, 2005January 1, 2006Wendy GreuelTony C\u00e1rdenasAntonio Villaraigosa23Eric Garcetti (13th\u2013Echo Park)January 1, 2006June 30, 2007Jan PerryJuly 1, 2007June 30, 2009July 1, 2009January 2, 2012Jan PerryDennis Zine24Herb Wesson(10th\u2013Mid City)January 2, 2012June 30, 2012Ed ReyesTom LaBongeJuly 1, 2013June 30, 2015Mitchell EnglanderEric GarcettiJuly 1, 2015June 30, 2017Nury MartinezJuly 1, 2017December 31, 2018January 15, 2019June 30, 2019Nury MartinezJoe BuscainoJuly 1, 2019January 5, 202025Nury Martinez (6th\u2013Sun Valley)January 5, 2020December 14, 2020Joe BuscainoDavid RyuDecember 14, 2020June 30, 2021VacantJuly 1, 2021September 21, 2021October 1, 2021October 10, 2022Mitch O’Farrell26Paul Krekorian (2nd\u2013Toluca Lake)October 18, 2022October 25, 2022October 25, 2022December 12, 2022Curren PriceDecember 12, 2022IncumbentKaren BassReferences[edit]^ “What Do City Council Members Do?”. LA 101 Guide.^ Knutson, Jacob (October 18, 2022). “L.A. City Council elects new president after racist audio leak”. Axios.^ Ordinances and Regulations of Los Angeles 1832-1888: Part I. Vol.\u00a030. University of California Press. pp.\u00a026\u201341.^ 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^ 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^ “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.  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/president-of-the-los-angeles-city-council\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"President of the Los Angeles City Council"}}]}]