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Annise Danette Parker (born May 17, 1956) is an American (United States of America) politician and the mayor of Houston since January 2, 2010. She served as an at-large member of the Houston City Council from 1997 to 2003 and city controller from 2004 to 2009.
Parker is Houstons second female mayor, and the first openly (coming out) gay mayor of a U.S. city with over a million residents; Houston has a population of 2.2 million.
State: Texas
Party: Democratic (Democratic Party (United States))
Date of birth: 1956-05-17
Birth Location: Houston (Texas, United States, USA)
Alma Mater: Rice University
Profession: Software analyst, entrepreneur, civil servantcite news url= work=Time title=Annise Parker, Houston's Gay Mayor date=December 15, 2009 accessdate=April 25, 2010
Residence: Houston, Texas
Partner: Kathy Hubbard
Website: www.houstontx.gov/mayor/index.html
61st Mayor of Houston
In office: January 2, 2010
Predceded by: Bill White (Bill White (politician))
Succeeded by: Incumbent
14th City Controller of Houston (Politics of Houston)
In office: January 2, 2004-January 2, 2010
Predceded by: Judy Gray Johnson
Succeeded by: Ronald Green (Ronald C. Green)
Member of the Houston City Council from At-Large Position 1
In office: January 2, 1998-January 2, 2004
Predceded by: Gracie Saenz
Succeeded by: Mark Ellis