Kenneth Cockrel Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Kenneth Cockrel Jr.

American mayor

Date of Birth: 29-Oct-1965

Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Kenneth Vern "Ken" Cockrel Jr.
(born October 29, 1965) is an American politician and journalist from the state of Michigan who served as the 73rd mayor of Detroit.
He was president of the Detroit City Council from 2005 until September 17, 2008, when he was sworn in as the interim mayor, with his term in office beginning September 19.
The previous mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick had announced on September 4, 2008 that he would resign after pleading guilty to state charges about his conduct in office.
This resulted in Cockrel succeeding him as Mayor of Detroit.On May 5, 2009, former Detroit Pistons player and businessman Dave Bing defeated Cockrel 52% to 48% in a special election for Mayor of Detroit, to complete the rest of the term.
On May 11, 2009, Bing was sworn in as the new Mayor of Detroit and Cockrel returned to his position as Council President.Cockrel was replaced as President of the Detroit City Council and sat as a regular council member.
On April 23, 2013, he announced that he would not run for re-election.