Barry Brucker | |
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| 66th Mayor of Beverly Hills | |
| In office March 2008 –March 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Jimmy Delshad |
| Succeeded by | Nancy Krasne |
| 71st Mayor of Beverly Hills | |
| In office March 2011 –March 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Jimmy Delshad |
| Succeeded by | William W. Brien,MD |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Sue Brucker |
Barry Brucker is an American businessman and politician. [1] He served twice as the Mayor of Beverly Hills,California. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Barry Brucker grew up in Beverly Hills. [1] He attended Beverly Vista School and graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1975. [1] [2] He then received a Bachelor of Arts with honors in Business and Economics from the University of California,Santa Barbara. [1] [2] He is a member of Omicron Delta Epsilon. [2]
He serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Independent Ink,a global manufacturer of printer ink. [1] [2]
In 1997,he was elected to the Beverly Hills Unified School District Board of Education and he was reelected in 2001,serving two terms as school board president,in 1999 and 2003. [2] In 2005,he was elected to the Beverly Hills City Council,and again in 2009. [1] He served as Vice-Mayor in 2009 and 2010. [1] He was elected as Mayor in 2008,and was reelected in 2011. [1] [3]
He serves as Vice President of the Beverly Hills Education Foundation. [1] Previously,he served on the Board of Governors of Century City Hospital. [1] He now serves on the Board of Directors of Friends of Sheba Hospital in Israel. [1]
After eight years on the city council and two terms as Mayor,Brucker decided to retire in 2013.
Brucker holds a black belt in karate. [2] He is married to Sue Brucker,and they have two children,Richard and Lauren. [1] He is Jewish,and he volunteers at Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills. [2]