Anna C. Verna

Anna C. Verna
President of the Philadelphia City Council
In office
January 14, 1999[1] – December 15, 2011
Preceded byJohn Street
Succeeded byDarrell Clarke
Member of the Philadelphia City Council from the 2nd District
In office
January 6, 1975 – January 2, 2012
Preceded byWilliam Cibotti
Succeeded byKenyatta Johnson
Personal details
Born
Anna Cibotti

(1931-04-15)April 15, 1931
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedJune 15, 2021(2021-06-15) (aged 90)
Political partyDemocratic

Anna Cibotti Verna (April 15, 1931 – June 15, 2021)[2][3] was the President of the Philadelphia City Council on which she served from 1975 to 2012, as the representative of the Second District, which encompasses most of South Philadelphia as well as most of the western end of Center City. She was a Democrat.

  1. ^ "Verna elected Council prez: Blackwell's pension bill falls short". The Philadelphia Tribune. January 15, 1999. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
  2. ^ Marquis Who's Who on the Web
  3. ^ Brennan, Chris (15 June 2021). "Anna Verna, the first and only woman to serve as president of Philadelphia City Council, dies at 90". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 15 June 2021.