Moon Landrieu
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Moon Landrieu | |
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7th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | |
In office September 24, 1979 – January 20, 1981 | |
President | Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | Patricia Harris |
Succeeded by | Samuel Pierce |
56th Mayor of New Orleans | |
In office May 4, 1970 – May 1, 1978 | |
Preceded by | Victor H. Schiro |
Succeeded by | Ernest Nathan Morial |
At Large Member of the New Orleans City Council | |
In office 1966–1970 | |
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives | |
In office 1960–1966 | |
Preceded by | J. Marshall Brown |
Succeeded by | Eddie Sapir |
Personal details | |
Born | Maurice Edwin Landrieu July 23, 1930 Uptown New Orleans, Louisiana |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Verna Satterlee Landrieu |
Children | 9 |
Alma mater | Loyola University New Orleans |
Profession | Attorney; Politician |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1954-1957 |
Maurice Edwin Landrieu, known as Moon Landrieu (born July 23, 1930) is an American politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He served as Mayor of New Orleans from 1970 to 1978.[1] His son is Mitch Landrieu, the former Mayor of New Orleans and his daughter is the former United States senator Mary Landrieu.
He also is a former judge. He represented New Orleans' Twelfth Ward in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1960 to 1966. He served on the New Orleans City Council as a member at-large from 1966 to 1970.
Landrieu was the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under U.S. President Jimmy Carter from 1979 to 1981.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Morial retains racial mix inherited from Landrieu, The Times-Picayune, May 6, 1980.
Other websites[change | change source]
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