President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners

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
Incumbent
Toni Preckwinkle
since December 6, 2010
Term length4 years
Inaugural holderCharles C. P. Holden
Formation1876

Office description

Officeholders
President[2] Term start Term end Terms Years   Party
Charles C. P. Holden 1876 1877
D.W. Clark 1881 1882
Joseph Donnersberger 1883 1884
George C. Klehm
J. Frank Aldrich 1886 1887
Henry C. Senne 1887 1889
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[3]
Edward J. Brundage 1904 1907 Republican[4]
William Busse 1907 1910 Republican[5]
Peter Bartzen 1910 1912 Democratic[6]
Alexander A. McCormick 1912 1914 Progressive[7]
Peter Reinberg 1914 1921 Democratic[7]
Daniel Ryan Sr. 1921 1922 Democratic
Anton Cermak 1922 1931 Democratic
Emmett Whealan 1931 1934 Democratic[8]
Clayton F. Smith 1934 1946 Democratic[9]
William N. Erickson 1946 1954 Republican[10]
Dan Ryan Jr. 1954 1961 Democratic
John J. Duffy 1961 1962 Democratic[11]
Seymour Simon 1962 1966 1 4 Democratic[12]
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

References
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