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Xavier Suarez
Xavier Louis Suarez (born May 21, 1949) is an American politician who twice served as Mayor of Miami (1985–1993 and 1997–1998). He was the first Cuban-born individual to serve as the city's mayor. Suarez latter served as a Miami-Dade county commissioner (2011–2020). He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1996 Dade County mayoral election, 2020 Miami-Dade County mayoral election, and the 2025 Miami mayoral election.
Suarez was born on May 21, 1949, in Las Villas, Cuba. His father was a college professor. Suarez moved to Florida and attended the Colegio de Belén, but graduated from St. Anselm's Abbey School in 1967. He earned a bachelor's in mechanical engineering from Villanova University in 1971, followed by a Master of Public Policy and Juris Doctor from Harvard University.
After completing his education, Suarez returned to Miami.
Suarez ran twice unsuccessfully for seats on the Miami City Commission. Believing incumbent mayor Maurice Ferré to be vulnerable to a challenge, Suarez ran in the 1983 Miami mayoral election. Despite substantial financial backing from wealthy car dealer Norman Braman, Suarez was unsuccessful in unseating the mayor.
Suarez was first elected Mayor of Miami after running again in 1985, unseating Ferré. Suarez was re-elected in 1987 (fending off challenges from Ferré and Marvin Dunn). He was elected for a third term in 1989, with this third election being for a four-year term.
Suarez was sworn in as mayor on November 13, 1985,[citation needed] succeeding Ferré. He was the first Cuban-born individual serve as the city's mayor.
As mayor, Suarez was famous for keeping blue slips of paper in an office binder on which he recorded neighborhood concerns that had been brought to his attention by individual residents. This included concerns as small and local as an individual pothole. A joke arose in Miami politics that, as mayor, Suarez was more akin to a great public works director.
Suarez (at the time a political independent) endorsed the successful 1986 gubernatorial campaign of endorsed Bob Martinez (a Republican). His endorsement of Martinez came prior to the 1986 Republican gubernatorial primary, with Suarez actively campaigning for him.
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Xavier Suarez
Xavier Louis Suarez (born May 21, 1949) is an American politician who twice served as Mayor of Miami (1985–1993 and 1997–1998). He was the first Cuban-born individual to serve as the city's mayor. Suarez latter served as a Miami-Dade county commissioner (2011–2020). He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1996 Dade County mayoral election, 2020 Miami-Dade County mayoral election, and the 2025 Miami mayoral election.
Suarez was born on May 21, 1949, in Las Villas, Cuba. His father was a college professor. Suarez moved to Florida and attended the Colegio de Belén, but graduated from St. Anselm's Abbey School in 1967. He earned a bachelor's in mechanical engineering from Villanova University in 1971, followed by a Master of Public Policy and Juris Doctor from Harvard University.
After completing his education, Suarez returned to Miami.
Suarez ran twice unsuccessfully for seats on the Miami City Commission. Believing incumbent mayor Maurice Ferré to be vulnerable to a challenge, Suarez ran in the 1983 Miami mayoral election. Despite substantial financial backing from wealthy car dealer Norman Braman, Suarez was unsuccessful in unseating the mayor.
Suarez was first elected Mayor of Miami after running again in 1985, unseating Ferré. Suarez was re-elected in 1987 (fending off challenges from Ferré and Marvin Dunn). He was elected for a third term in 1989, with this third election being for a four-year term.
Suarez was sworn in as mayor on November 13, 1985,[citation needed] succeeding Ferré. He was the first Cuban-born individual serve as the city's mayor.
As mayor, Suarez was famous for keeping blue slips of paper in an office binder on which he recorded neighborhood concerns that had been brought to his attention by individual residents. This included concerns as small and local as an individual pothole. A joke arose in Miami politics that, as mayor, Suarez was more akin to a great public works director.
Suarez (at the time a political independent) endorsed the successful 1986 gubernatorial campaign of endorsed Bob Martinez (a Republican). His endorsement of Martinez came prior to the 1986 Republican gubernatorial primary, with Suarez actively campaigning for him.