page_title: Philippe Derose
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caption_attribution_description: English: Haitian-American politician Philippe Derose
context_page_description: Philippe Derose is the first Haitian-American elected into public office in the United States of America in modern times. In 1993, he was elected as a Councilman of the Village of El Portal, in Miami-Dade County, Florida. In 2000, Derose became the first Haitian-American to be elected mayor in the United States when he was elected Mayor of the Village of El Portal.
  He served as a Councilman for the City of North Miami Beach between 2003 - 2013 and serves as the President of his own non-profit organization, the Haitian-American Alliance Youth Foundation.
context_section_description: Philippe Derose (born November 22, 1952)  is the first Haitian-American elected into public office in the United States of America in modern times.  In 1993, he was elected  as a Councilman of the Village of El Portal, in Miami-Dade County, Florida.  In 2000, Derose became the first Haitian-American to be elected mayor in the United States when he was elected Mayor of the Village of El Portal.
  He served as a Councilman for the City of North Miami Beach between 2003 - 2013 and serves as the President of his own non-profit organization, the Haitian-American Alliance Youth Foundation.
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