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Chief executive of county government in Cook County, Illinois From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners is the chief executive of county government in Cook County, Illinois.[1] They are the head of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners | |
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Term length | 4 years |
Inaugural holder | Charles C. P. Holden |
Formation | 1876 |
Duties of the President include presenting a balanced budget to the Board for approval, as well as overseeing County Board meetings and the Bureaus of Offices Under the President. This grants them the ability to veto or approve ordinances and resolutions, as well as the ability to appoint certain employees to the Cook County administration, though they may need the consent of the Board to do so.
Additionally, the President must present an annual report to the Board on county affairs and its finances, which would require reports and an examination of Cook County administrative units, as well as their properties. The President is also able to enter into intergovernmental agreements as well as agreements with the private sector with the consent and advice of the Board.[1]
President[2][3][note 1] | Term start | Term end | Terms | Years | ||
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Henry B. Miller[3] | 1872 | 1873 | ||||
S. Ashton[3] | 1873 | 1874 | ||||
William R. Burdick[3] | 1874 | 1875 | ||||
A. B. Johnson[3] | 1875 | 1876 | ||||
Charles C. P. Holden[3] | 1876 | 1877 | ||||
Henry Senne[3] | December 1877 | December 1879 | ||||
John Wesley Stewart[3] | December 1879 | December 1880 | Republican | |||
D. B. Purington[3] | 1880 | 1881 | ||||
D. W. Clark[3] | 1881 | 1882 | ||||
Adam Ochs[3] | 1882 | 1883 | Democratic | |||
Joseph Donnersberger | 1883 | 1884 | Democratic | |||
Henry Senne | 1884 | 1885 | ||||
George C. Klehm | 1885 | 1887 | Republican | |||
J. Frank Aldrich | 1887 | 1887 | Republican | |||
Henry C. Senne | 1887 | 1889 | Republican[4] | |||
George Edmanson | 1889 | 1890 | ||||
Robert J. Smith | 1890 | 1891 | ||||
John M. Green | 1891 | 1892 | ||||
George Edmanson | 1892 | 1893 | ||||
George Struckman | 1893 | 1894 | ||||
Daniel D. Healy | 1894 | 1898 | ||||
James C. Irwin | 1898 | 1900 | ||||
John J. Hanberg | 1900 | 1902 | ||||
Henry G. Foreman | 1902 | 1904 | Republican[5] | |||
Edward J. Brundage | 1904 | 1907 | Republican[6] | |||
William Busse | 1907 | 1910 | Republican[7] | |||
Peter Bartzen | 1910 | 1912 | Democratic[8] | |||
Alexander A. McCormick | 1912 | 1914 | Progressive[9] | |||
Peter Reinberg | 1914 | 1921 | Democratic[9] | |||
Daniel Ryan Sr. | 1921 | 1922 | Democratic | |||
Anton Cermak | 1922 | 1931 | Democratic | |||
Emmett Whealan | 1931 | 1934 | Democratic[10] | |||
Clayton F. Smith | 1934 | 1946 | Democratic[11] | |||
William N. Erickson | 1946 | 1954 | Republican[12] | |||
Dan Ryan Jr. | 1954 | 1961 | Democratic | |||
John J. Duffy | 1961 | 1962 | Democratic[13] | |||
Seymour Simon | 1962 | 1966 | 1 | 4 | Democratic[14] | |
Richard B. Ogilvie | 1966 | January 1969 | Republican | |||
George Dunne | January 1969 | December 1990 | Democratic | |||
Richard Phelan | December 1990 | December 1994 | 1 | 4 | Democratic | |
John Stroger | December 5, 1994 | August 1, 2006 | Democratic | |||
Bobbie L. Steele | August 1, 2006 | December 4, 2006 | Democratic | |||
Todd H. Stroger | December 4, 2006 | December 6, 2010 | 1 | 4 | Democratic | |
Toni Preckwinkle | December 6, 2010 | 4* | 17* | Democratic | ||
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