Oakland City Council

The Oakland City Council is an elected governing body representing the City of Oakland, California.
Since 1998, Oakland has had a mayor-council government. The mayor is elected for a four-year term. The Oakland City Council has eight council members representing seven districts in Oakland with one member elected at-large; council members serve staggered four-year terms, and are all elected using instant-runoff voting. The mayor appoints a city administrator, subject to the confirmation by the city council, who is the chief administrative officer of the city. Other city officers include: city attorney, city auditor, and city clerk. Oakland's mayor is subject to a tenure limited to two terms. There are no term limits for the city council.

Past Councils

Frank H. Ogawa, first Japanese American on the City Council, served from 1966 until his death in 1994.
Henry Chang, Jr appointed to at-large seat 1994 after death of Frank Ogawa, elected in 1997. Served until 2009.
Jean Quan, councilmember for District 4 from 2003–2011, subsequently elected mayor, then defeated for re-election to mayor.
John A. Russo, served 1994–2000
Danny Wan, served 2000–2005
Moses Mayne
Wilson Riles, councilmember from 1979 to 1992
Nancy Nadel, served 1996–2012
Ignacio De La Fuente, served 1992–2012
Libby Schaaf, former Oakland mayor
Desley Brooks, served 2002–2018
Sheng Thao, Oakland mayor from 2023 to 2024
Abel Guillen, served 2014–2018
Annie Campbell Washington, served 2014–2018