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Kenneth Vern "Ken" Cockrel, Jr. 〔(Ken and Sheila Cockrel Collection at Wayne State University )〕 (born October 29, 1965) is an American politician from the state of Michigan who became mayor of Detroit on September 19, 2008. He was president of the Detroit City Council from 2005 until September 17, 2008, when he was sworn in as the interim mayor, with his term in office beginning September 19. The previous mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick had announced on September 4, 2008 that he would resign, causing the duties of the Mayor of Detroit to fall upon Cockrel.〔(Ken Cockrel sworn in secretly as Detroit mayor ), ''Detroit News'', September 17, 2008.〕〔("Preparations made to swear in Cockrel as Detroit's mayor" ), ''Detroit Free Press'', September 4, 2008.〕 On May 5, 2009, former Detroit Pistons player and businessman Dave Bing defeated Cockrel 52% to 48% in a special election for Mayor of Detroit. On May 11, 2009, Bing was sworn in as the new Mayor of Detroit and Cockrel returned to his position as Council President.〔Zachary Gorchow and Namomi R. Patton, ("Bing takes oath as mayor; Conyers accuses Cockrel of locking her out" ), ''Detroit Free Press'', May 11, 2009.〕〔Tammy Stables Battaglia, ("Bing says he's ready to lead" ), ''Detroit Free Press'', May 6, 2009.〕 Cockrel is no longer President of the Detroit City Council and sat as a regular council member. On April 23, 2013 he announced that he would not run for re-election.〔(Statement of Council Member Kenneth Cockrel Jr. )〕〔("Detroit Councilman Cockrel won't seek re-election in November" ), ''Detroit News''.〕 ==Background== Cockrel, a ''cum laude'' graduate of Wayne State University, is a former writer for the ''Detroit Free Press'' and a former Wayne County commissioner. He is the son of Kenneth Cockrel, Sr. (November 5, 1938 – April 25, 1989), a former Detroit city council member, attorney and self-proclaimed Marxist-Leninist who died from a heart attack,〔http://wwjtv.com/etc/Ken.Cockrel.Sr.2.925550.html〕 and Carol Cockrel, a schoolteacher. He is a graduate of the St. Florian Church (Hamtramck, Michigan) High School. In 1997, Cockrel became the youngest person ever elected to the Detroit City Council. He became council president ''pro tempore'' in 2001, and was elevated to council president in 2005 after receiving more votes than any other city council candidate in that year's election. He is viewed by the city's business community as a moderate consensus-builder. In his first term as a city councillor, he secured passage of an ordinance requiring the city to pay vendors and contractors for goods and services within 45 days.〔("The next in line: Cockrel not eager, but ready to be mayor if Kilpatrick leaves post" ), ''Crain's Detroit Business'', February 11, 2008.〕 Cockrel enjoys science fiction and action films. He concluded his inaugural address with quotes from ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' and ''Star Trek''.〔("Cockrel Jr. Sworn In As New Detroit Mayor" ), ''WDIV.com'', September 19, 2008.〕 He and his wife Kimberly have two sons, Kenneth III and Kyle Vincent, and three daughters, Kennedy Victoria, Kendal Imani and Kayla Lanette.〔("Biographical Sketch Of Incoming Mayor" ), ''WDIV.com'', September 4, 2008.〕 Former councilwoman Sheila Cockrel is his stepmother.〔(Members: Charter restricts impact ), ''Detroit News'', 2001.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kenneth Cockrel, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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