Roderick Royal
Roderick Royal is the acting mayor of Birmingham, Alabama. He took over that post when he was elected president of the newly convened city council on November 24, 2009 by a 5-4 vote, replacing previous council president Carole Smitherman. Because the office of mayor was vacant at the time because of the criminal conviction of Larry Langford, Royal automatically became mayor.[1]
Royal is not among those running in a special election for mayor in December 2009.
References
- ^ Bryant, Joseph D. (2009-11-24). "Roderick Royal elected Birmingham Council president, and will serve as interim mayor". The Birmingham News.
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