Bill Bell (mayor)

Bill Bell
Mayor of Durham, North Carolina
In office 2001–2017
Preceded by	Nick Tennyson
Succeeded by	Steve Schewel
Personal details
Born	William V. Bell 1941 (unconfirmed) Washington, DC
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Judith C. Bell
Children	William V. Bell II Tiffany Anne Bell Anjanee Nicole Bell Kristen Vaughn Bell
Alma mater	Howard University, New York University
Profession	electrical engineer

William V. Bell is an American politician and engineer who served as the mayor of Durham, North Carolina.

Formerly a senior engineer for IBM, Bell was first elected to the Durham County Board of Commissioners in 1972, where he served until 1994, and again from 1996 to 2000. He was the chairman of the Durham County Commissioners from 1982 to 1994. Bell was first elected mayor of Durham in 2001 and was subsequently re-elected seven more times.

Bell is currently Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of UDI Community Development Corp., a non-profit organization. He is a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition,^[1] a bi-partisan group with a stated goal of "making the public safer by getting illegal guns off the streets." The Coalition was co-founded by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.