List of county executives of St. Louis County, Missouri
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| Party | County executives |
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| Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
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| Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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The county executive of St. Louis County, Missouri is the chief executive officer of St. Louis County
St. Louis County, Missouri
St. Louis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. Its county seat is Clayton. St. Louis County is part of the St. Louis Metro Area wherein the independent City of St. Louis and its suburbs in St. Louis County, as well as the surrounding counties in both Missouri and Illinois all...
's government.
List of county executives
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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| 1 | Luman F. Matthews | 1951 | 1959 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
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| 2 | James H. J. McNary | 1959 | 1963 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| 3 | Lawrence K. Roos | 1963 | 1975 | Republican | 3 |
| 4 | Gene McNary Gene McNary Gene McNary is an American politician. Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Executive Director of the Missouri Gaming Commission, and County Executive of St. Louis County... |
1975 | October 25, 1989 | Republican | 3½ |
| 5 | H. C. Milford | October 25, 1989 | January 1, 1991 | Republican | ½ |
| 6 | Buzz Westfall Buzz Westfall George "Buzz" Westfall was an American lawyer and politician. He served in the elected offices of Prosecuting Attorney and County Executive of St. Louis County, Missouri. He died, while in office, of staph. aureous meningitis. He was a Democrat.Westfall grew up in public housing in St. Louis.... |
January 1, 1991 | October 14, 2003 | Democratic | 3½ |
| 7 | Charlie Dooley Charlie Dooley Charlie A. Dooley is an American politician. He currently serves as the County Executive of St. Louis County, Missouri. Dooley is the first African American to hold this position. He is a Democrat.- Early life and career :... |
October 14, 2003 | Incumbent | Democratic | 1½ |