Mike Lindberg (born January 1941) is an American politician who served on the

Portland, Oregon City Council The Government of Portland, Oregon is based on a city commission government system. Elected officials include the mayor, commissioners, and a city auditor. The mayor and commissioners (members of City Council) are responsible for legislative poli ...

from 1979 until 1996. His tenure of 17 years, three months was the longest of any city commissioner in the past 40 years, as of 2009; Lindberg's tenure was surpassed in May 2016 by that of

Dan Saltzman Dan Saltzman (born 1953/54) is a politician in the U.S. state of Oregon who served as a commissioner (city councilman) on the City Council of Portland in Portland, Oregon, from 1999 through the end of 2018. As of 2017, he had served longer on the ...

Career

Lindberg was appointed to the council in September 1979, to fill a seat caused by the appointment of

Connie McCready Constance McCready (born Constance Averill, August 20, 1921 – December 22, 2000), was an American journalist and politician from Portland, Oregon, in the United States. She held several elected offices in Oregon during her career, includ ...

to the position of mayor. He was subsequently elected to the office and served until the end of 1996, when he retired. He currently works as a lobbyist and political consultant.

Personal life

Lindberg is a 1963 graduate of the

University of Oregon The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a public research university in Eugene, Oregon. Founded in 1876, the institution is well known for its strong ties to the sports apparel and marketing firm Nike, Inc, and its co-founder, billion ...

with a bachelor's degree in economics. Lindberg is married to his (second) wife Carolyn and he had one daughter, Lisa, and twin boys from his first marriage. He was raising his granddaughter, Caitlin, after Lisa's death at 43 in 2007. In 2006, Lindberg was diagnosed with

peripheral neuropathy Peripheral neuropathy, often shortened to neuropathy, is a general term describing disease affecting the peripheral nerves, meaning nerves beyond the brain and spinal cord. Damage to peripheral nerves may impair sensation, movement, gland, or or ...

References

Living people Portland City Council members (Oregon) 1941 births {{Oregon-politician-stub