Henry Cisneros

Henry Cisneros (born June 11, 1947, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.) is an American politician who, as mayor of San Antonio (1981–89), was the first Latino to serve as mayor of a major U.S. city in the 20th century and who served as secretary of housing and urban development (1993–97) under U.S. Pres. Bill Clinton. Cisneros graduated from Texas A&M University in 1968 with a bachelor’s degree in English. He worked briefly as an analyst for...