Meyera Oberndorf

Meyera Oberndorf
23rd Mayor of Virginia Beach
In office
July 1, 1988 – December 31, 2008
Preceded byRobert G. Jones
Succeeded byWill Sessoms
Vice Mayor of Virginia Beach
In office
July 1, 1986 – June 30, 1988
Preceded byReba McClanan
Succeeded byRobert Fentress
Member of the Virginia Beach City Council, At Large
In office
July 1, 1976 – June 30, 1988
Succeeded byWill Sessoms
Member, Virginia Beach Public Library Board
In office
1966 – June 30, 1976
Personal details
Born(1941-02-10)February 10, 1941
Newport News, Virginia, U.S.
DiedMarch 13, 2015(2015-03-13) (aged 74)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseRoger Oberndorf
Alma materOld Dominion University (BA)
ProfessionPublic servant

Meyera E. Oberndorf (February 10, 1941 – March 13, 2015) was the 23rd Mayor of Virginia Beach, Virginia. She was Virginia Beach's longest-serving mayor, and she previously served as the city's vice mayor. She was the city's first female mayor and was the first woman elected to public office in the more than 300-year history of Virginia Beach or its predecessor, Princess Anne County.[1]

  1. ^ "Meyera E. Oberndorf - Mayor". City of Virginia Beach. Archived from the original on May 14, 2007. Retrieved February 24, 2008.