Xavier Suárez

Xavier Louis Suárez (born May 21, 1949) is an American politician. He was the first Cuban-born Mayor of Miami. He is currently a Miami-Dade county commissioner. Suárez was first  elected Mayor in 1985. He was re-elected in 1987 and again in 1989 for a four-year term. Suarez was highly popular as Mayor of Miami.

He became known in the 1990s for refusing to accept Nelson Mandela in Miami due to Mandela's support of Fidel Castro.

His son, Francis X. Suarez is Mayor of the City of Miami.

Suárez unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Miami again in 2025.

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Category:1948 births
Category:Living people
Category:Mayors of Miami
Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians