Jean Quan | |||||||||||
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| 49th Mayor of Oakland | |||||||||||
| In office January 3, 2011[1] – January 5, 2015 | |||||||||||
| Preceded by | Ron Dellums | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Libby Schaaf | ||||||||||
| Member of the Oakland City Council District 4 | |||||||||||
| In office January 2003 – January 2011 | |||||||||||
| Preceded by | Dick Spees[2] | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Libby Schaaf | ||||||||||
| Member of the Oakland School Board | |||||||||||
| In office 1991–2003 | |||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||
| Born | Lai Jean Quan October 21, 1949[3] Livermore, California, U.S.[3] | ||||||||||
| Political party | Democratic | ||||||||||
| Spouse | Floyd Huen | ||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||
| Website | Quan for Oakland | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 關麗珍 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 关丽珍 | ||||||||||
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Lai Jean Quan (born October 21, 1949) is a Chinese-American politician who served the 49th mayor of Oakland, California from 2011 to 2015. She previously served as City Council member for Oakland's 4th District.[4] Upon inauguration on January 3, 2011,[5] she became Oakland's first female mayor.[6] Quan ran an unsuccessful campaign for reelection in 2014, losing the mayoral race to Libby Schaaf, a member of the Oakland City Council.[7]
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- ^ a b Burt, Cecily (December 28, 2010). "Humble beginnings shaped Jean Quan into a tireless champion for underserved". Oakland Tribune. Archived from the original on January 19, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
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- ^ Shih, Gerry (January 3, 2011). "Oakland Mayor Jean Quan Takes Long View". The Bay Citizen. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
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- ^ "2014 Mayoral Election Results". OaklandWiki. November 4, 2014.