Andre Pierre is an American attorney and Democratic politician and who served as

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Biography

Pierre was born in

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on March 23, 1969. After emigrating to the United States as a teenager, he attended high school in Long Island and obtained a college degree in Engineering from the

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. A law graduate of the

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, he settled in North Miami, where he began practicing law, became involved in civic activities and politics, resides with his wife, a high school teacher, and his two sons. He was elected in 2009 as mayor of North Miami. Pierre's time in office was marred by a number of scandals, including the arrest and conviction of his nephew for bribery. He served two terms stepping down in 2013 due to term limits. An immigration and naturalization law adjunct professor at Barry University, in 2010, U.S. Secretary of State

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appointed Pierre as a member of the United States delegation to the International Conference of World Cities and Regions for Haiti held in

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, a department of

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. He also served as Co-Chair of the

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Immigration Task Force Committee. Currently he owns a law firm, Andre Pierre Law Firm. He is also an advisor with Cayemite Enterprises on Petite Cayemite

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*https://web.archive.org/web/20120329134356/http://www.northmiamifl.gov/departments/mayor_council/mayor.asp {{DEFAULTSORT:Pierre, Andre 1969 births Living people American politicians of Haitian descent Haitian emigrants to the United States American lawyers Mayors of places in Florida Florida Democrats New York Institute of Technology alumni People from North Miami, Florida African-American mayors in Florida 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people