Shirley Franklin | |
|---|---|
 Franklin in 2014 | |
| 58th Mayor of Atlanta | |
| In office January 7, 2002 – January 3, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Kasim Reed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shirley Clarke Franklin May 10, 1945 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Howard University (BA) University of Pennsylvania (MA) |
Shirley Clarke Franklin (born May 10, 1945) is an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party who served as the 58th mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, from 2002 to 2010. She currently serves as a member on the board of directors for both Delta Air Lines and Mueller Water Products.[1][2]
The 58th mayor of Atlanta, she was the first woman to hold the post and the first black woman to be elected mayor of a major Southern city.[3] Franklin was Atlanta's fourth African-American mayor. In July 2009, Mayor Franklin (along with Frances Townsend and Judge William H. Webster) was appointed to an ad hoc Department of Homeland Security special task force for 60-day review of the Homeland Security Advisory System.
- ^ "Delta Board of Directors Names Shirley Franklin as Newest Member". Retrieved May 6, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Shirley Franklin Elected to Mueller Water Products' Board of Directors" (Press release). Mueller Water Products. November 2, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ^ Sharon Pratt Kelly (formerly Sharon Pratt Dixon) was sworn in as mayor of Washington, D.C., on January 2, 1991, the first African-American woman to serve as mayor of a major American city. Washington, D.C. is also considered to be a southern city as it lies south of the Mason–Dixon Line.The Biography of Mayor Shirley Franklin