Vi Lyles
Vi Lyles | |
|---|---|
Lyles in 2019 | |
| 59th Mayor of Charlotte | |
| Assumed office December 4, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jennifer Roberts |
| Mayor pro tempore of Charlotte | |
| In office December 2015 – December 4, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Barnes |
| Succeeded by | Julie Eiselt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Viola Alexander September 28, 1952 Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
John Lyles
(m. 1996; died 2013) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Queens University (BA) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (MPA) |
| Website | Official website |
Viola Alexander Lyles (born September 28, 1952) is an American politician serving as the 59th mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Lyles was a member of the Charlotte City Council before taking office as mayor.