Vincent C. Gray

Vincent Gray
Member of the Council of the District of Columbia from Ward 7
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2, 2017
Preceded by	Yvette Alexander
In office January 2, 2005 – January 2, 2007
Preceded by	Kevin Chavous
Succeeded by	Yvette Alexander
Mayor of the District of Columbia
In office January 2, 2011 – January 2, 2015
Preceded by	Adrian Fenty
Succeeded by	Muriel Bowser
7th Chair of the Council of the District of Columbia
In office January 3, 2007 – January 2, 2011
Preceded by	Linda Cropp
Succeeded by	Kwame Brown
Personal details
Born	Vincent Condol Gray (1942-11-08) November 8, 1942 (age 81) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Loretta (Deceased 1998) Dawn Kum (2019–present)
Children	2
Education	George Washington University (BS)

Vincent Condol Gray (born November 8, 1942) is an American politician who served as the mayor of the District of Columbia from 2011 to 2015.^[1]

He served for one term, losing his bid for reelection in the Democratic primary to D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser in the 2014 election. 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 DC Department of Human Services. In June 2016, he defeated incumbent Yvette Alexander in the Democratic primary for the council seat he previously held in Ward 7.^[2][3]