Emanuel Cleaver
Emanuel Cleaver | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 5th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Karen McCarthy |
| Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus | |
| In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Barbara Lee |
| Succeeded by | Marcia Fudge |
| 51st Mayor of Kansas City | |
| In office 1991–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Berkley |
| Succeeded by | Kay Barnes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Emanuel Cleaver II October 26, 1944 Waxahachie, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Dianne Cleaver |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Prairie View A&M University (BS) Saint Paul School of Theology (MDiv) |
| Signature | |
| Website | House website |
Emanuel Cleaver II (born October 26, 1944) is a United Methodist pastor and American politician who has represented Missouri's 5th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2005. He was previously the mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, from 1991 to 1999, the first black person to serve in the role.
Cleaver represents a district that primarily consists of the inner ring of the Kansas City metropolitan area, including nearly all of Kansas City and some of its suburbs in Clay and Jackson counties, including North Kansas City, Gladstone, Independence, Lee's Summit, and some of Blue Springs. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and chaired the Congressional Black Caucus from 2011 to 2013.
In his 11th term in Congress as of 2025, Cleaver previously served three terms on the Kansas City Council from 1979 to 1991, until he was elected mayor, serving two terms from 1991 to 1999.