PERSON: Vincent Gray

Mayor

Vincent Condol Gray (born November 8, 1942) is an American politician who is serving as the seventh mayor of the District of Columbia. Prior to his inauguration as mayor in January 2011, Gray served as chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, and as councilmember for Ward 7. In the 1990s he also served as director of the D.C. Department of Human Services.