Carlos A. Giménez
| Carlos A. Giménez | |
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| 7th Mayor of Miami-Dade County | |
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Assumed office July 1, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Carlos Alvarez |
| Miami-Dade County Commissioner from the 7th district | |
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In office 2004–2011 |
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| Chief of the Miami Fire Department | |
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In office 2000–2003 |
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January 17, 1954 Havana, Cuba |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Lourdes Portela |
| Children | Carlos Julio Lourdes |
| Alma mater | Barry University (B.P.A.) |
| Occupation | firefighter |
| Profession | Firefighter Politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Carlos A. Giménez (born January 17, 1954) is a Cuban American (naturalized in January 1975) retired firefighter and Mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida, elected to office June 28, 2011 in a special election. He previously served as a Miami-Dade County Commissioner from 2003 through 2011, and the Fire Chief of the City of Miami Fire Department. He is a member of the Republican Party, but his position of mayor of Miami-Dade Country is a nonpartisan one.
Giménez was born in Havana, Cuba in 1954 to ranchers from the Oriente province. In 1960, his family immigrated to the United States in the wake of the Cuban Revolution, settling in what became Miami's Little Havana.
Joining the City of Miami Fire Department as a firefighter in the 1970s, he was appointed Fire Chief by City manager Cesar Odio in 1991, serving through 2000. While serving as Chief of Fire-Rescue, Giménez is credited with modernizing the City's Fire Department and overseeing one of the largest re-organizations in the department's history. He is a former member of the International City Managers Association, the International Association of Fire Chiefs, the National Fire Protection Association, the Florida Fire Chiefs, and the Fire Officers Association of Miami-Dade. Commissioner Gimenez also served on the Federal Emergency Management Agency Urban Search and Rescue Advisory Committee and as the Chair of the Legal Issues Subcommittee.
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