List of Mayors of Palm Springs, California
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The Mayor of Palm Springs, California is the head of the municipal government in Palm Springs, California
. The office of Mayor was created in 1938 when Palm Springs was officially established as a city. Mayors were not directly elected until 1982.
This is a list of Mayor
s of Palm Springs, California
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Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, within the Coachella Valley. It is located approximately 37 miles east of San Bernardino, 111 miles east of Los Angeles and 136 miles northeast of San Diego...
. The office of Mayor was created in 1938 when Palm Springs was officially established as a city. Mayors were not directly elected until 1982.
This is a list of Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
s of Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, within the Coachella Valley. It is located approximately 37 miles east of San Bernardino, 111 miles east of Los Angeles and 136 miles northeast of San Diego...
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| # | Mayor | Picture | Term | Notes |
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| 1st | Phillip L. Boyd | April 18, 1938-April 21, 1942 | First mayor under the original city charter | |
| 2nd | Frank V. Shannon | April 21, 1942-April 18, 1944 | ||
| 3rd | Eugene E. Therieau | April 18, 1944-April 9, 1946 | ||
| 4th | Clarence E. Hyde | April 9, 1946-April 20, 1948 | ||
| 5th | Charles Farrell Charles Farrell Charles Farrell was an American film actor of the 1920s silent era and into the 1930s, and later a television actor... |
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April 20, 1948-July 31,1953 | |
| 6th | Florian Boyd | July 31,1953-November 13, 1957 | ||
| 7th | Gerald K. Sanborn | November 13, 1957-April 15, 1958 | Acting Mayor | |
| 8th | Frank Bogert Frank Bogert Frank M. Bogert was an actor, professional rodeo announcer and politician best known as the longtime mayor of Palm Springs, California.... |
April 15, 1958-January 24, 1966 | ||
| 9th | George Beebe, Jr. | January 24, 1966-April 19, 1966 | Acting Mayor | |
| 10th | Edgar L. McCoubrey Edgar L. McCoubrey Edgar Louis McCoubrey was an automobile dealer and 10th Mayor of Palm Springs, California.-Early years:McCoubrey was born in St. John's, Newfoundland... |
April 19, 1966-April 24, 1967 | ||
| 11th | Howard Wiefels | April 24, 1967-April 1974 | ||
| 12th | William Foster | April 1974-March 1977 | ||
| 13th | Russ Beirich | March 1977-April 1980 | ||
| 14th | John Doyle | April 1980-April 1982 | ||
| 15th | Frank Bogert Frank Bogert Frank M. Bogert was an actor, professional rodeo announcer and politician best known as the longtime mayor of Palm Springs, California.... |
April 1982-April 1988 | First directly elected mayor | |
| 16th | Sonny Bono Sonny Bono Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono was an American recording artist, record producer, actor, and politician whose career spanned over three decades.-Early life:... |
April 1988-April 1992 | ||
| 17th | Lloyd Maryanov | April 1992-December 1995 | ||
| 18th | William G. Kleindienst | December 1995-December 1, 2003 | Longest term as a Directly Elected Mayor | |
| 19th | Ron Oden Ron Oden Ron Oden is an American, openly gay politician. In November 2003, he was elected the mayor of Palm Springs, California after serving eight years on the city council. He was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in Los Angeles, California... |
December 1, 2003-December 5, 2007 | ||
| 20th | Steve Pougnet Steve Pougnet Stephen P. "Steve" Pougnet is an American politician and the current mayor of Palm Springs, California. His term will expire in 2011. Pougnet is a member of the Democratic Party.Pougnet is openly gay... |
December 5, 2007-Present |