Betsy Gotbaum

Betsy Gotbaum
2nd Public Advocate of New York City
In office
January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2009
MayorMichael Bloomberg
Preceded byMark Green
Succeeded byBill de Blasio
Parks Commissioner of New York City
In office
February 5, 1990 – December 31, 1993
MayorDavid Dinkins
Preceded byHenry Stern
Succeeded byHenry Stern
Personal details
Born
Elisabeth Flower

(1938-06-11) June 11, 1938 (age 86)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
Timothy Hogen
(m. 1960; div. 1967)
(m. 1977; died 2015)
Peter Lewis
(m. 2017)
Children1
EducationConnecticut College
George Washington University (BA)
Columbia University (MEd)

Elisabeth A. Gotbaum (née Flower; born June 11, 1938[1]) is an American civil servant, politician and a former New York City public advocate. She was elected Public Advocate for New York City in 2001 and reelected in 2005. She was the third woman elected to a citywide post in NYC history. The other two were Carol Bellamy, who served as city council president from 1978 to 1985, and Elizabeth Holtzman, who served as comptroller from 1990 to 1993. Gotbaum is a Democrat and currently serves as Executive Director of Citizens Union.

  1. ^ Date of birth, familysearch.org; accessed August 11, 2014.