Andre Pierre (born March 23, 1969) is an American attorney and Democratic politician and who served as mayor of North Miami, Florida.
After emigrating to the United States as a teenager, he attended high school in Long Island and obtained a college degree in engineering from the New York Institute of Technology.
[1] Pierre's time in office was marred by a number of scandals,[2] including the arrest and conviction of his nephew for bribery.
[3] An immigration and naturalization law adjunct professor at Barry University, in 2010, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appointed Pierre as a member of the United States delegation to the International Conference of World Cities and Regions for Haiti held in Martinique, a department of France.
He also served as co-chair of the United States Conference of Mayors Immigration Task Force Committee.