Claire Shulman

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Claire Shulman was the borough president of Queens (New York City) from 1986 until 2002. She was the first woman to hold the postion.

Brooklyn-born and reared, Claire K. Shulman took office in February, 1986 after the resignation of then borough president Donald Manes, who later committed suicide.

She was elected to a full term later that year and again in 1989, 1993 and 1997. She retired in 2001 and was succeeded by Helen Marshall. She currently serves as a member of the boards of directors of New York Hospital Queens and St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children.

She is a breast cancer survivor who lost both breasts in separate mastectomies.

She married Dr. Melvin Shulman, and their daughter, Dr. Ellen S. Baker, is an astronaut^[1] and a veteran of three Space Shuttle voyages, including one that docked with the Russian space station Mir.

Shulman and her husband reside in Whitestone, Queens, New York.