Sheng Thao | |
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51st Mayor of Oakland | |
Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Libby Schaaf |
President pro tempore of the Oakland City Council | |
In office January 4, 2021 – January 9, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Dan Kalb |
Succeeded by | Dan Kalb |
Member of the Oakland City Council from 4th district | |
In office January 2018 – January 9, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Annie Campbell Washington |
Succeeded by | Janani Ramachandran |
Personal details | |
Born | Stockton, California, U.S. | July 18, 1985
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Merritt College (AA) University of California, Berkeley (BA) |
Sheng Thao (born July 18, 1985[1]) is an American politician. She is the 51st and current Mayor of Oakland, California since 2023.[2] She is the first Hmong-American mayor of a major city in the United States.[3]