London Breed
London Nicole Breed (born August 11, 1974) is an American politician who is the 45th and current mayor of the City and County of San Francisco. She was supervisor for District 5 and was president of the Board of Supervisors from 2015 to 2018.
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| 45th Mayor of San Francisco | |
| Assumed office July 11, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Farrell |
| Acting December 12, 2017 – January 23, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ed Lee |
| Succeeded by | Mark Farrell |
| President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors | |
| In office January 8, 2015 – June 26, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Katy Tang |
| Succeeded by | Malia Cohen |
| Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from the 5th district | |
| In office January 8, 2013 – July 11, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Christina Olague |
| Succeeded by | Vallie Brown |
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| Born | London Nicole Breed August 11, 1974 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of California, Davis (BA) University of San Francisco (MPA) |
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Raised in the Western Addition neighborhood of San Francisco, Breed worked in government after college. She was elected to the Board of Supervisors in 2012 (taking office in January 2013), and elected its president in 2015. As president of the Board, Breed, according to the city charter, became the acting mayor of San Francisco following the death of Mayor Ed Lee. She served in this role from December 12, 2017, to January 23, 2018.
Breed won the San Francisco mayoral special election held on June 5, 2018. Breed is the first black woman, second black person after Willie Brown, and second woman after Dianne Feinstein to be elected mayor of San Francisco. She was sworn in as mayor on July 11, 2018.