Lizette Parker
Lizette Parker | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Teaneck, New Jersey | |
| In office July 1, 2014 – April 24, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Hameeduddin |
| Succeeded by | Elie Katz (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 31, 1971 Harlem, New York City |
| Died | April 24, 2016 (aged 44) Teaneck, New Jersey |
| Spouse | Tony Parker |
| Residence(s) | Teaneck, New Jersey |
Lizette Parker (August 31, 1971 – April 24, 2016) was an American politician and social worker. She served as the Mayor of Teaneck, New Jersey, from 2014 until her death in April 2016. Parker was the first black woman to serve as Mayor of Teaneck, as well as the first black woman to serve as the mayor of any municipality in Bergen County, the state's most populous county. Coincidentally, she succeeded former Mayor Mohammed Hameeduddin, who became the first Muslim to become the Mayor of a Bergen County community in 2010.