List of county executives of St. Louis County, Missouri

Number of county executives of St. Louis County by party affiliation
Party County executives
Republican 4
Democratic 3

The county executive of St. Louis County, Missouri is the chief executive officer of St. Louis County's government.

List of county executives

      Republican       Democratic

# Name Took office Left office Party Terms[A]
1 Luman F. Matthews 1951 1959 Republican 2
2 James H. J. McNary 1959 1963 Democratic 1
3 Lawrence K. Roos 1963 1975 Republican 3
4 Gene McNary 1975 October 25, 1989 Republican [B]
5 H. C. Milford October 25, 1989 January 1, 1991 Republican ½
6 Buzz Westfall January 1, 1991 October 14, 2003 Democratic [C]
7 Charlie Dooley October 14, 2003 Incumbent Democratic [D]

Notes

  • A. ^ The fractional terms of some county executives are not to be understood absolutely literally; rather, they are meant to show single terms during which multiple county executives served, due to resignations, deaths and the like.
  • B. ^ McNary resigned from office to head the federal Immigration and Naturalization Service.[1]
  • C. ^ Westfall died while in office.[2]
  • D. ^ Dooley was made the acting county executive on October 14, 2003.[2]

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