List of Milwaukee County Executives
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This is a list of county executive
s of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. County executives were first elected in Milwaukee County in 1960.http://milwaukeecounty.org/display/print_page.asp?DocID=9196 Prior to that time, the county was run by the board chairman.
County executive
A county executive is the head of the executive branch of government in a county. This position is common in the United States.The executive may be an elected or an appointed position...
s of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. County executives were first elected in Milwaukee County in 1960.http://milwaukeecounty.org/display/print_page.asp?DocID=9196 Prior to that time, the county was run by the board chairman.
| Name | Dates |
|---|---|
| John Doyne John Doyne John Lyons Doyne was a Wisconsin politician and the first County Executive of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.... |
1960–1976 |
| William O'Donnell William O'Donnell (Wisconsin politician) William F. O'Donnell was an American politician from Wisconsin.O'Donnell served on the Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors. From 1976-1988, O'Donnell served as County Executive of Milwaukee County.- Notes :... |
1976–1988 |
| Dave Schulz Dave Schulz (politician) David F. Schulz was a U.S. politician and County Executive of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin from 1988 to 1992.... |
1988–1992 |
| Tom Ament Tom Ament Francis Thomas Ament , a United States politician, was the County Executive of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin from 1992 to 2002.... |
1992–2002 |
| Janine Geske Janine P. Geske Janine P. Geske was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1993 to 1998. She is a distinguished professor of law at Marquette University Law School and director of the school's Restorative Justice Initiative. She served as interim dean of the law school from 2002 to 2003.Geske was born in... |
2002 (acting county executive) |
| Scott Walker Scott Walker (politician) Scott Kevin Walker is an American Republican politician who began serving as the 45th Governor of Wisconsin on January 3, 2011, after defeating Democratic candidate Tom Barrett, 52 percent to 47 percent in the November 2010 general election... |
2002–2010 |
| Lee Holloway Lee Holloway Lee Holloway is a Wisconsin social worker and politician who is serving his second term as chairman of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors. Since then-Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker was elected the Governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker vacated the office of Milwaukee County Executive... |
December 27, 2010 – February 4, 2011 (acting county executive) |
| Marvin Pratt Marvin Pratt Marvin E. Pratt is an American politician who served as acting mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 2004.-Early life:... |
February 4, 2011 – April 25, 2011 (acting county executive) |
| Chris Abele Chris Abele Christopher Seton Abele is the current Milwaukee County Executive, an American business owner and philanthropist and president of the Milwaukee based Argosy Foundation. On December 15, 2010, media reports began to emerge of Abele's intentions to run for the County Executive seat in Milwaukee County... |
April 25, 2011 |