Henry Cisneros Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Henry Gabriel Cisneros (born June 11, 1947) is an American politician and businessman. He served as the mayor of San Antonio, Texas, from 1981 to 1989, the second Latino mayor of a major American city and the city's first since 1842 (when Juan Seguín was forced out of office). A Democrat, Cisneros served as the 10th Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the administration of President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997. As HUD Secretary, Cisneros was credited with initiating the revitalization of many public housing developments and with formulating policies that contributed to achieving the nation’s highest ever rate of home ownership. In his role as the President's chief representative to the cities, Cisneros personally worked in more than two hundred cities spread over all fifty states. Cisneros' decision to leave the HUD position and not serve a second term was overshadowed by controversy involving payments to his former mistress.Prior to his Cabinet position, Cisneros served four terms as the mayor of his hometown of San Antonio. He was first elected to a two-year term in 1981, when his opponents included a two-term city council member, John Steen, Sr., the late father of the current Secretary of State of Texas, John Thomas Steen, Jr., a lawyer from San Antonio. As mayor, Cisneros worked to rebuild the city's economic base, recruited convention business, attracted high tech industries, increased the level of tourism, and worked to bring more jobs to San Antonio. Before his tenure as mayor, Cisneros was elected to three two-year terms on the city council, on which he served from 1975 to 1981.Throughout his career in politics and business, Cisneros has remained actively involved with housing development and urban revitalization. Cisneros is also an active advocate for the Latino community. He has and continues to serve on corporate boards, as well as chairing and serving on several non-profit boards to promote Latinos and the immigrant population. Cisneros has authored, edited, or collaborated on several books and is an in-demand public speaker.After public office, Cisneros served as President and COO for the Spanish-language network Univision from 1997 to 2000 before forming American City Vista to work the nation’s leading homebuilders to create homes priced within the range of average families. That company evolved to become CityView where Cisneros is currently Executive Chairman. His duties at CityView include overseeing the urban institutional investment firm which finances commercial and residential developers, with more than $2 billion in transactions from 45 projects in 30 markets across 13 states.Cisneros serves as a co-chair of the Housing Commission at the Bipartisan Policy Center.
Net Worth
$500,000
Date Of Birth
June 11, 1947
Place Of Birth
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Profession
American mayor
Spouse
Mary Alice Perez Cisneros
Children
John Paul Cisneros, Mercedes Cisneros, Teresa Cisneros
Nicknames
Henry Cisneros, Cisneros, Henry
Star Sign
Gemini
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Mayor of San Antonio, Texas, from 1982 to 1990; appointed in 1993 by President Bill Clinton as Secretary of Housing and Urban Affairs.
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Children of Giant
2015
Documentary
Narrator (voice)
Life, Well Run
2013
TV Mini-Series short
Himself
The Reagan Presidency
2012
TV Series
Himself - U.S. Secretary of Housing & Urban Development
The Latino List: Volume 2
2012
Documentary
Himself - Interviewee
Panic Nation
2010
Documentary
Himself
30 for 30
2010
TV Series documentary
Himself
Now
2006
TV Series documentary
Himself
Cinco de Mayo
2004
TV Movie documentary
Narrator
Texas Monthly Talks
2003
TV Series
Himself - Interviewee
The Forgotten Americans
2000
TV Movie documentary
Narrator
Chicano! History of the Mexican-American Civil Rights Movement
1996
TV Movie documentary
Narrator
Charlie Rose
1995
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Comic Relief VI
1994
TV Special documentary
The Perry Como Christmas Special
1986
TV Special
Himself (Mayor)
Known for movies
Children of Giant (2015) as Narrator
Comic Relief VI (1994) as Actor
Chicano! History of the Mexican-American Civil Rights Movement (1996) as Narrator